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To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] Getting started in Plan9 - help
From: "rob pike" <rob@plan9.bell-labs.com>
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Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 16:15:51 -0500
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> - Is there a place where the uses of directories the std file system
> heirarchy is discussed, esp /n ?

namespace(4).  i admit that the distinction between /n and /mnt is
blurred. the original intent was /n was remote machines, while /mnt
was local services.  a: etc. should probably have been in /mnt.
ditto the blurring for /lib and /sys/lib.  /lib was supposed to be
a library: dictionaries, etc, while /sys/lib was supposed to be supporting
stuff like troff macros.   but we have what we have. see namespace(4).

-rob