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:::::::: Note that "rename is atomic" [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/167414/is-an-atomic-file-rename-with-overwrite-possible-on-windows assumes unix] (or maybe a recent version of windows and an appropriate file system). --[[User:Rdm|Rdm]] 14:14, 14 November 2011 (UTC) |
:::::::: Note that "rename is atomic" [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/167414/is-an-atomic-file-rename-with-overwrite-possible-on-windows assumes unix] (or maybe a recent version of windows and an appropriate file system). --[[User:Rdm|Rdm]] 14:14, 14 November 2011 (UTC) |
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::::::::: true, but it is only stated as an advantage not a requirement for this task. even without being atomic rename is cheaper and thus less likely to fail...--[[User:EMBee|eMBee]] 14:42, 14 November 2011 (UTC) |
::::::::: true, but it is only stated as an advantage not a requirement for this task. even without being atomic rename is cheaper and thus less likely to fail...--[[User:EMBee|eMBee]] 14:42, 14 November 2011 (UTC) |
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:::::::::: Note that this still assumes unix -- here's some examples illustrating this point: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7147577/programmatically-rename-open-file-on-windows and http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1261269/how-to-open-file-in-windows-while-not-blocking-its-renaming --[[User:Rdm|Rdm]] ([[User talk:Rdm|talk]]) 21:33, 17 May 2013 (UTC) |
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== why external commands are bad == |
== why external commands are bad == |
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