How many times a file can be opened ?

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Hi,
How many times a file can be opened ?

Thanks in advance,
Hoon

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Hoon Jung <hjung@3ic.co.kr> wrote:

Hi,
How many times a file can be opened ?

To my knowledge, no fixed limit.

-David

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David Gibbs <dagibbs@qnx.com> wrote in article <9tk1ds$q7a$1@nntp.qnx.com>…

Hoon Jung <> hjung@3ic.co.kr> > wrote:
Hi,
How many times a file can be opened ?

To my knowledge, no fixed limit.

Only if you do not forget to close the file. You can reach the limit of fd very fast, if you are
opening the (same) file in loop and forget to close the file on the loop iteration, for example
:wink:. But it’s other question.
Sorry for my $0.02.
Best regards,
Eduard.

-David

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