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     SRV(3)                                                     SRV(3)

     NAME
          srv - server registry

     SYNOPSIS
          bind #s [ spec ] /chan

          sys->bind("#sspec", "/chan", Sys->MREPL);

     DESCRIPTION
          Srv converts between file system operations by applications
          and messages on channels, as described in sys-file2chan(2).
          Each attach that does not include a spec produces a new
          instance: an empty directory owned by the current user in
          which only files may be created, and then only by sys-
          file2chan, using a special internal interface.  Each such
          file initially has the same owner as the directory, and per-
          missions 8r600 (read-write for the owner only), but the per-
          missions can be changed by Sys->wstat (see sys-stat(2)) and
          thus chmod(1). If mode Sys->DMEXCL is thereby set, the file
          becomes exclusive-use and can be opened by only one process
          at a time.  The file length and mode bit Sys->DMAPPEND may
          also be set by wstat but are not interpreted by the system.

          Files may be removed, directly using sys-remove(2) (and thus
          rm(1)), or indirectly by opening them with mode Sys->ORCLOSE
          (see sys-open(2)). File2chan also removes the corresponding
          file when the last references to the server's read and write
          channels have gone (eg, on server exit).

          A spec may be given to name specific instances of srv, so
          that a new name space can bind in a service created in
          another.  Only the owner (original creator) of the instance
          may attach to it, unless the mode of the service directory
          is changed using Sys->wstat (see sys-stat(2)) to have gen-
          eral access.

     FILES
          /chan  directory to which srv is conventionally bound by
                 various applications

     SOURCE
          /emu/port/devsrv.c
          /os/port/devsrv.c

     SEE ALSO
          plumb(1), wm(1), sys-file2chan(2)

     BUGS
          A client with a read or write pending can remain blocked if
          the server exits before reply.