Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!ut-sally!std-unix From: std-unix@ut-sally.UUCP (Moderator, John Quarterman) Newsgroups: mod.std.unix Subject: Re: Case sensitive file names Message-ID: <6198@ut-sally.UUCP> Date: Sun, 2-Nov-86 11:57:37 EST Article-I.D.: ut-sally.6198 Posted: Sun Nov 2 11:57:37 1986 Date-Received: Tue, 4-Nov-86 00:30:50 EST References: <6002@ut-sally.UUCP> <5860@ut-sally.UUCP> Organization: IEEE P1003 Portable Operating System for Computer Environments Committee Lines: 14 Approved: jsq@sally.utexas.edu From: seismo!enea!chalmers.UUCP!jacob (Jacob Hallen) Date: Sun, 2 Nov 86 01:38:02 -0100 Organization: Dept. of CS, Chalmers, Sweden I would like to point out one small but very useful advantage with case sensitive filenames. In a directory containing many files its difficult to spot files with names like makefile, readme and instructions. Given the names Makefile, Readme and Instructions these files will appear first in the listing where they are easy to find. Jacob Hallen Volume-Number: Volume 8, Number 18