From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <08c6c1e6341cc59e5bd0d7d975b674f1@lilly.quanstro.net> In-Reply-To: <08c6c1e6341cc59e5bd0d7d975b674f1@lilly.quanstro.net> From: Skip Tavakkolian Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2016 15:56:59 +0000 Message-ID: To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a113aaa9cb6c3b7052bd1114c Subject: Re: [9fans] bug in exportfs Topicbox-Message-UUID: 848761ce-ead9-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --001a113aaa9cb6c3b7052bd1114c Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 leading dot is a Jedi mind trick that only works on the weak minded. "these aren't the files you' re looking for" On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 7:38 AM erik quanstrom wrote: > > My point was that under the circumstances we are stuck with people who > > DO use the leading dot to make files disappear from directory listings > > and they won't budge :-) > > what the intent of the leading dot might be is not recorded in the file > system and > one can ignore the convention as one wishes, with no impact to any other > user. > i don't remember the last time i've hidden dot files from myself by using > only > the standard options on a unix-y system. > > - erik > > --001a113aaa9cb6c3b7052bd1114c Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
leading dot is a Jedi mind trick that only works on the we= ak minded. "these aren't the files you' re looking for"

On Mon, = Feb 15, 2016 at 7:38 AM erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net> wrote:
> My point was that under the circumstances we are stuck with= people who
> DO use the leading dot to make files disappear from directory listings=
> and they won't budge :-)

what the intent of the leading dot might be is not recorded in the file sys= tem and
one can ignore the convention as one wishes, with no impact to any other us= er.
i don't remember the last time i've hidden dot files from myself by= using only
the standard options on a unix-y system.

- erik

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