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Subject: Re: [9fans] multiple inputs
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 01:53:31 -0500
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How would one go about merging several files at once?

I'm working on a crappy little barebones AIM toc client running in plan 9. It tentatively implements itself as a file server like this

	/mnt/aim/buddies/bob/send # messages you send
	/mnt/aim/buddies/bob/recv # messages you get
	/mnt/aim/buddies/bob/status # away, idle etc...

messages are sent by
	echo hello>/mnt/aim/buddies/bob/send

and read by
	tail -f /mnt/aim/buddies/bob/recv

bots attach by:
	tail -f /mnt/aim/buddies/bob/recv | eliza >/mnt/aim/buddies/bob/send

I want to get functionality something like a traditional aim client by combining all three files, so new data in any of the three files come out at the same place(like doing three tail -f's in the same acme errors window).

What's the best way in Plan 9?

Also, is the interface reasonable(thanks to Andrey for the initial help)? Any other ideas?

Noah