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> Before zsh used to close file descriptors until 10. It was a hidden
> compile option. Why was it removed? I remember Duncan changed it a
> long time ago, but didn't suppress it, I think.

It probably got lost in the transition from buildzsh to autoconf.
I'll have to look through the zsh-2.5.03 sources to find out
about this.

Richard Coleman
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