Didek_@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 4 years agoOutput file to stdin while removing it?message-squaremessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1-1arrow-down1message-squareOutput file to stdin while removing it?Didek_@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 4 years agomessage-square4fedilinkfile-text
Hey, does anybody know is there a way to remove a file while read? Something like: rm file.txt -o - | cat - ?
minus-squareCarrotsHaveEars@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 years agoHow do you mean by “remove it”? Delete the file node? You can’t delete it before finish reading it. The most you can do is write a program to read one byte, then wipe that byte to zero.
How do you mean by “remove it”? Delete the file node?
You can’t delete it before finish reading it. The most you can do is write a program to read one byte, then wipe that byte to zero.