On Thu, Jun 19, 2025 at 05:32:41PM +0100, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> If we were to standardize a new tool,
> we should aim for ACID file replacement functionality.

it seems to me that's the whole point of sponge:

< A foo | bar | bang > A        # fail
< A foo | bar | bang | sponge A # ok

as the lhs is closed last, A isn't corrupted.

so out of curriosity: is there another possible usage ?

regards.

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