From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.6 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id fac57d92 for ; Sun, 27 Oct 2019 21:52:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id C4A529BA08; Mon, 28 Oct 2019 07:52:02 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B14949B930; Mon, 28 Oct 2019 07:51:45 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="CsXlzNBj"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id C55F49B930; Mon, 28 Oct 2019 07:51:43 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-ot1-f52.google.com (mail-ot1-f52.google.com [209.85.210.52]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4CD639B925 for ; Mon, 28 Oct 2019 07:51:43 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-ot1-f52.google.com with SMTP id 89so5446000oth.13 for ; Sun, 27 Oct 2019 14:51:43 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=nilfGZ0mzNFuueOakNs9SqWn4yI04cqcn56pSFowc2c=; b=CsXlzNBjosc/TzhqUb/8T1nOGWu8eu+bKfqAQfCmtUvWMXHjtT7ZFl9z1WHoM9P5Is WdBV9vAUmB831yR5f2tnmlMiXNuelFwYq4OqsooshAhZa9GEy81rvjUUQFLlKUQlU0Kc T+UQiQNzcN6Q0API+bjcVg1uI/QjhZG/2SgABi7cP56Rxo/wzc51YIw/s/Vfg3APimWr 5QXTf6qyNF91C0eI9YpruMtkTBoCV5RQ3vf8MxC1EF+8cdoAKTW03soL1JgBPt5x+zMB JzQuBLR5SodPEMU7DEFubG+2Q3dizSpGkJVDidCOsbJ6dO2r9rwetgJC6SMO+4B0C0jX UpYA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=nilfGZ0mzNFuueOakNs9SqWn4yI04cqcn56pSFowc2c=; b=eMQWv3R4t3wEjssdUZGmUEq/+Ukn7G03W+ABB2wJR5Y609gEJcY3O6wB7x78wUOiyx MiMXYPZ/wZla6kn+khExWVskV7gOdcr1ahaDCPvLNhecww5NWHvieuCU25P6WUuCs5fZ sBO1s5KmY9Q900Ba05V+hhdYe3mJDsUnEbgm3kCZnnyM3U2jPOObPOQXL5AOXe2kZqTS aIu0hXqj9dDv8hPsKO8a6Y4pyAk9mqwy+7hTcw4semWDdUnfe2LIrPVNcinMGzDKq9H1 2SxjD8MQT4zveZE+23JWN3tHldLD/eJN2WpWrbGaD9mRWFKWHMgXdodoRrTTXs4nGSfE IJIQ== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAUU479MFEUkOHV+O3Vb9cUjF7xkx/eGLxEjGFvBHe6DAd+Ox01S DHsugdKEAcw8lB6NABrvtT2DM1aJh2yyoP+SwJoqEo6V X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqw9ddIyy/PTg+RCS3+8r41jJe2Yo8sC+gYqRMFG+w/qGxbhN7Jny5OIHEiVCi/YfA5bKIwwQFxqDncygo2fuxY= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6830:1293:: with SMTP id z19mr10332553otp.222.1572213102297; Sun, 27 Oct 2019 14:51:42 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20191027213133.9907E18C083@mercury.lcs.mit.edu> In-Reply-To: <20191027213133.9907E18C083@mercury.lcs.mit.edu> From: Charles Anthony Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2019 14:51:28 -0700 Message-ID: To: Noel Chiappa Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000007945690595eb6367" Subject: Re: [TUHS] UNIX Backslash History X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --0000000000007945690595eb6367 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Sun, Oct 27, 2019 at 2:31 PM Noel Chiappa wrote: > > From: Charles Anthony > > > /home/CAnthony > > I think it was >user_dir_dir>Group>User, wasn't it? I seem to remember my > homedir on MIT-Multics was >udd>CSR>JNChiappa? > > >user_dir_dir>Project>User >user_dir_dir Home directories of users >daemon_dir_dir Home directories of daemons >process_dir_dir /proc "Names" are aliases, similar to soft links; "udd" is a name for "user_dir_dir" so ">udd" and ">user_dir_dir" point to the same directory. >user_dir_dir>SysAdmin>admin or >udd>sa>a is ~root/ Circulating back to the original question, backslash is used as an escape character on Multics. "\f" is end-of-file-ish, used eg to leave input mode in text editors. -- Charles And I wonder if the 'dd' directory on PDP-7 Unix owe anything to 'udd'? > > Getting back to the original query, I'm wondering if '/' was picked > as it wasn't shifted, unlike '>'? > > Noel > -- X-Clacks-Overhead: GNU Terry Pratchett --0000000000007945690595eb6367 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


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On Sun, Oct 27, 2019 at 2:31 PM Noel = Chiappa <jnc@mercury.lcs.mit.= edu> wrote:
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 > From: Charles Anthony

=C2=A0 =C2=A0 > /home/CAnthony=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0

I think it was >user_dir_dir>Group>User, wasn't it? I seem to = remember my
homedir on MIT-Multics was >udd>CSR>JNChiappa?


>user_dir_dir>Project>User

>user_dir_dir=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 H= ome directories of users
>daemon_dir_dir=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Home dir= ectories of daemons
>process_dir_dir=C2=A0 =C2=A0 /proc
<= div>
"Names" are aliases, similar to soft links; &q= uot;udd" is a name for "user_dir_dir" so ">udd"= and ">user_dir_dir" point to the same directory.
>user_dir_dir>SysAdmin>admin=C2=A0 =C2=A0 or=C2=A0 = =C2=A0>udd>sa>a=C2=A0 =C2=A0is=C2=A0 ~root/

Circulating back to the original question, backslash is used as an escap= e character on Multics.=C2=A0 "\f" is end-of-file-ish, used eg to= leave input mode in text editors.

-- Charles

And I wonder if the 'dd' directory on PDP-7 Unix owe anything to &#= 39;udd'?

Getting back to the original query, I'm wondering if '/' was pi= cked
as it wasn't shifted, unlike '>'?

=C2=A0 =C2=A0Noel


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