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From: seth@violin.columbia.edu (Seth Robertson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: A suggestion: .... == ../../..
Message-ID: <5580@columbia.edu>
Date: 27 Apr 88 17:28:31 GMT
References: <75@vertical.oz> <4221@vdsvax.steinmetz.ge.com> <1081@mcgill-vision.UUCP>
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Reply-To: seth@ctr.columbia.edu (Seth Robertson)
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Summary: Hmmm.


Everyone writes (paraphrased):
why don't you use ... for ../.. and .... for ../../..

Come on guys!!  Don't all of you put your less reputable files into
... so it is more hidden?  Most people, when they are incountered with
.		..		...
will just ignore the ...  Of course anyone very knowledgeable about unix
(or someone who runs du) won't be fooled, but it helps a little...

					-seth
					 seth@ctr.columbia.edu
					 sjr@cunixc.columbia.edu