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 (Guest Moderator, John B. Chambers) Newsgroups: mod.std.unix Subject: Re: Case sensitive file names Message-ID: <6415@ut-sally.UUCP> Date: Fri, 21-Nov-86 16:27:19 EST Article-I.D.: ut-sally.6415 Posted: Fri Nov 21 16:27:19 1986 Date-Received: Fri, 21-Nov-86 21:50:22 EST References: <6368@ut-sally.UUCP> Organization: IEEE P1003 Portable Operating System for Computer Environments Committee Lines: 30 Approved: jbc@sally.utexas.edu Date: Thu, 20 Nov 86 08:39:02 -0200 From: mcvax!crin!tombre@seismo.UUCP (Karl Tombre) Organization: C.R.I.N., Nancy, France On use of case in filenames : >There are several uses I can think of: > > 1) linking: cd /etc; ln passwd PASSWD > This makes it less likely that I will lose my passwd > file even if I do `rm p*'. > 2) old versions: cd /etc; cp passwd PASSWD > Keeps a backup version. Note that these two uses may > conflict if I decide to `cp /dev/null PASSWD'! > 3) filename completion: using (1) an the 4.3 csh, I can type > `vi /etc/P'. Ok, ok, emacs then :-) > 4) intermediate files: instead of picking a new name, I can > just change case. Yes I know I can use other methods. > Well and how about directories? I know at least 2 tools using cases in their directories : rn (News directory) and mail mode in Unipress emacs (Messages directory). So I generalized this use. All my directories begin with uppercase, the other files with lowercase. This provides an easy way to separate directory from file. Of course, that's what I do in my home directory, I let /usr, /etc and so on remain in lower case :-) Volume-Number: Volume 8, Number 60