* File exists, but cannot be read, so don't go opening a buffer
@ 2004-09-26 18:32 Dan Jacobson
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From: Dan Jacobson @ 2004-09-26 18:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
For files like /dev/fd/0 on Linux, hitting v in dired gives
File exists, but cannot be read
But then a empty buffer is created nonetheless.
Better is v on /proc/kmsg:
File is not readable: /proc/kmsg
Where no buffer is created.
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