Re: Suggested dual human/binary interface for proc/devfs

G. Allen Morris III (gam3@groucho.ixlabs.com)
Tue, 11 Apr 2000 00:15:49 -0700


Because you are likely to want to have a normal entry called dump.

Think of the problems if `.' was the word `self' and `..' was `parent'.

Allen

>>>George Bonser said:
> On Mon, 10 Apr 2000, G. Allen Morris III wrote:
>
> > I would suggest that the dump file NOT be called `dump', maybe
> > `.dump' would be a better choice.
>
> why?
>
> Just curious.
>
>

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G. Allen Morris III

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