mkcd
| Crates.io | mkcd |
| lib.rs | mkcd |
| version | 0.8.6 |
| created_at | 2022-12-18 10:41:28.337864+00 |
| updated_at | 2023-02-01 23:20:16.570769+00 |
| description | if mkdir and cd were mixed together |
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Matthias Debernardini (matthiasdebernardini)
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mkcd
A cli that does not work;
It does not work because of the way that unix handles processes. When you invoke a command in the CLI, the process that handled that prompt (be it cd or echo)
┌─────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌─────────┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ shell ├──►│ fork() ├────┬───►│ shell │◄──────────────────────── mkcd canot access this │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └────▲────┘ └──────────┘ │ └─────────┘ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ┌────────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ ┌────────┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └────► copy of shell ├────►│ exec(mkcd) ├─────► mkcd │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └─────┬──┘ │ │ │ │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘