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doc: warn about relying on fs gc close behavior #27972

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Warn about using the bahavior where file handles are closed automatically when the file is closed.

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Warn about using the bahvior where file handles are closed automatically
when the file is closed.

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Thanks for this clarification. I think it's important that people understand that using finalizers is unreliable, and that they don't develop too strong expectations. For more context, see https://github.com/tc39/proposal-weakrefs/ .

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Trott commented May 30, 2019

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Trott commented Jun 1, 2019

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Warn about using the bahvior where file handles are closed automatically
when the file is closed.

PR-URL: nodejs#27972
Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <[email protected]>
Reviewed-By: Rich Trott <[email protected]>
Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <[email protected]>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <[email protected]>
Reviewed-By: Anto Aravinth <[email protected]>
Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <[email protected]>
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Warn about using the bahvior where file handles are closed automatically
when the file is closed.

PR-URL: #27972
Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <[email protected]>
Reviewed-By: Rich Trott <[email protected]>
Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <[email protected]>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <[email protected]>
Reviewed-By: Anto Aravinth <[email protected]>
Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <[email protected]>
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