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Windows doesn't allow deleting an open file. Unix allows the deleted file to be used (even for IPC) and doesn't GC it until it's closed. Breaking an open file's
by prodigal_erik 10y ago
Windows doesn't allow deleting an open file. Unix allows the deleted file to be used (even for IPC) and doesn't GC it until it's closed. Breaking an open file's user would be bad design requiring some kind of complicated notification system to be at all usable.