Re: builtin echo command redirection misbehaves in detached scripts when terminal is closed

[Chet Ramey]

Andreas Schwab wrote:
> Chet Ramey <chet.ramey@case.edu> writes:
> 
>> What's needed is a portable interface like BSD's fpurge(3).
> 
> This is also available from glibc as __fpurge (likewise on Solaris).

Yes, though I have an aversion to calling functions with a `__' prefix
from user application code.

However:

"These  functions  are  nonstandard  and  not  portable."

It would be nice to have something standardized.  I can certainly add
yet another configure test for this -- I just wish I didn't have to.

Chet

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