8.6 Channels & Files

[162] IPv6 socket support

[210] file tempfile – Script solutions have race, not this

[230] chan pop|push – Stacked channel transforms in Tcl

[304] chan pipe

[332] close $chan read|write – Half close, best for pipes

[398] Non-blocking channels are no longer forced to flush on exit.

Windows-specific:

• [file attributes -readonly -archive -hidden -system] on Cygwin
• Extended filesystem path support
• Support for more filesystem conventions.
• Report .bat, .cmd, .com, .exe, .ps1 as executable
• Proper file type for LPT, CON, etc.