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From: Lucio De Re <lucio@proxima.alt.za>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Ugly hack
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.30.0302151105570.14996-100000@athena>; from Sam on Sat, Feb 15, 2003 at 11:18:41AM -0500
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 18:29:22 +0200
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On Sat, Feb 15, 2003 at 11:18:41AM -0500, Sam wrote:
>
> Would I were bothered by this, I'ld be more inclined
> towards:
>
I get bitten by the presence of the tar file and extraction directory
in the same place, with unholily long names.  And, yes, RIO does help,
but I use too much Unix to wean myself off old habits.

> Always better to use the tools than hack them if at all
> possible.
>
It's (hopefully) a transparent adjustment.  And, even if possibly
undocumented, a step towards conventional Unix behaviour.  What I'm
curious about, is where it may not be as transparent as I think.

++L