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Comment by JdeBP

1 day ago

Heh! The Unix didn't embrace the idea of file descriptor 3 meaning something specific. (-:

* https://jdebp.uk/FGA/bernstein-on-ttys/cttys.html

Interestingly, on MS/PC/DR-DOS file descriptor 3 was stdaux. and file descriptor 4 was stdprn.

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