From: Chris Siebenmann <cks>
To: rc
Subject: Re: are there any patches which add ~ expansion to rc
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 19:26:21 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <97Sep18.202144edt.24666@hawkwind.utcs.utoronto.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: tgoodwin's message of Thu, 18 Sep 1997 06:14:43 -0400. <8ncAABP/IDSuhgUA@nan.cygnus.co.uk>
Our local solution is a /u directory (automatically) populated with
symlinks that point to the appropriate places. We've been running it
for years without problems; I can mail people copies of either a sh
or a perl version[*] of the script that maintains /u if desired.
I've repeatedly found it very handy to have a short name for home
directories that works in every program and situation. And better
yet there's no need to clog up umpteen programs with code to do ~
expansion.
- cks
[*: yes, I know I was giving in to the evil empire, but I decided I
needed a decently fast program for the system with circa 10,000
passwd entries.]
next prev parent reply other threads:[~1997-09-19 0:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1997-09-17 15:56 Joseph Skinner
1997-09-17 21:56 ` Scott Schwartz
1997-09-17 22:08 ` Mark K. Gardner
1997-09-18 10:14 ` Tim Goodwin
1997-09-18 23:26 ` Chris Siebenmann [this message]
1997-09-19 17:21 ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
1997-09-18 2:27 arnold
1997-09-19 7:51 Steve_Kilbane
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