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Subject: Re: SEEK_HOLE at EOF
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alan somers writes:

> The draft spec specifically says "all seekable files shall have a virtua=
l hole
> starting at the current size of the file".

I have never subscribed to the notion that people standardizing C and UNIX=
 were
particular competent, so that carries no water with me.

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