Re: a note on notations (I'm going to be sorry I sent this to the list)

[arnold@cc.gatech.edu (Arnold Robbins)]

> while we're on the topic of syntax, anybody got a suggestion for the hook
> function that goes with the new <>?
> 	%openrw
> 	%openboth
> 	%open-modify
> all seem bad?  anybody got something nice and catchy?

The semantics of <> in sh/ksh are open read/write *and* truncate, so
I'd suggest %open-create.  While we're at it, let's go not just one, but
two steps further.

	Sugar	Function	Meaning
	-----	--------	-------
	<>	%open-create	open rw, truncate
	><	%open-write	open rw, no truncate
	<>>	%open-append	open rw, no truncate, all writes at end

The heck with this minimalism stuff, anyway. :-)

Arnold

P.S. I knew I had an asbestos suit around here somewhere....