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Re: rename and unlink in cygwin32


In article <19980915141405.05370.cygnus.gnu-win32@bach.memex.co.uk>,
Stephen Marley <Stephen.Marley@memex.com> wrote:
>Could someone please describe how cygwin32 allows open files to be
>renamed and unlinked under Win32? (This is illegal in the native api).

Currently, if unlink() fails with the appropriate error, the filename
is placed in a queue for deletion at some future time.

>Are temporary files involved?

Nope.

>How robust is the scheme?

Not very.
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