renaming open files

Robert Collins robert.collins@itdomain.com.au
Wed Sep 20 14:11:00 GMT 2000


----- Original Message -----
From: "Earnie Boyd" <earnie_boyd@yahoo.com>
To: <ajp@eutechnyx.com>; <cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 2:06 AM
Subject: Re: renaming open files


> --- Andrew Perella <ajp@eutechnyx.com> wrote:
> > Is there a version of cygwin that allows renaming of open files?
>
> Impossible.  It is a limitation of the filesystem.
>

theoretical question: would a file system filter be able to achieve this (on
for files open via programs linked to cygwin1.dll)


Rob


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