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Re: Reading special Unix files in RB, like /dev/random

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Subject: Re: Reading special Unix files in RB, like /dev/random
From: Norman Palardy <npalardy at great-white-software dot com>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:12:16 -0600
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On 28-Apr-08, at 12:18 PM, Theodore H. Smith wrote:
>
> Also, I don't think reading /dev/random line by line makes much sense.
> Because... it's a binary file. A line could be infinitely long :) if
> you were infinitely unlucky enough.
>
Doesn't matter with that code as f is always NIL in my testing so you  
never do read anything
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