Re: [Rd] attaching to position 1

2004-09-23 Thread Martin Maechler
> "PatBurns" == Patrick Burns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > on Wed, 22 Sep 2004 18:30:10 +0100 writes: PatBurns> If an attempt is made to attach to position 1, it PatBurns> appears to work (not even a warning) but in fact PatBurns> it doesn't work as many would expect. "search"

[Rd] attaching to position 1

2004-09-22 Thread Patrick Burns
If an attempt is made to attach to position 1, it appears to work (not even a warning) but in fact it doesn't work as many would expect. "search" thinks that it gets placed in position 2, but nothing is actually there (according to "ls"). This is guaranteed to be confusing (and annoying) to people