Re: file descritor 255 is always associated with /dev/tty[?] ?
Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Tue, 26 Oct 1999 15:11:25 +0100 (BST)
> the process i.e /dev/tty[?] (current->files->fd[255] is not NULL). This is
> the case with the shell (bash) process and since other processes are
> forked by shell, this fd is inherited. I looked at the kernel sources and
> bash source to see who sets this fd 255 but could not find. Can someone
> please mail me (or give links to references) why this is set, who sets it,
> and when?
bash sets it, always. Not sure why
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