Capturing file descriptor 3, or alternatives.

[Ben Scott]

On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 9:13 AM, Kevin D. Clark
<kevin_d_clark at comcast.net> wrote:
> I think that a lot of effort could be put into solving this problem
> with these constraints...or...the problem could be solved simply with
> a small temporary file that parent+child agreed to use.
...
> I'm a big fan of "simple".

  I am, too, and you may well be right.

  OTOH, this may be one of those things that, once solved, produces a
technique that is useful in many situations.  So there may be some
value in trying to figure it out for that purpose.  Or just for
curiosity's sake.  :)

-- Ben