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From: davidsen@steinmetz.ge.com (Wm. E. Davidsen Jr)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Future at Berzerkeley
Message-ID: <13432@steinmetz.ge.com>
Date: 24 Mar 89 21:26:43 GMT
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In article <2344@buengc.BU.EDU> bph@buengc.bu.edu (Blair P. Houghton) writes:

| Well put.  I'd just like to clarify my misgivings about the simple-tree
| directory system:  it's too hard to find what you put down when you
| were drunk, or six weeks ago, or...well...
| 
| Some sort of cross-referencing, indexing, dewey-decimal systematization,
| etc., would be exceptionally helpful.

  Something is needed. I tried building a small database on a per-inode
basis, with multiple keywords and a one line description. Too much work.
Useful for keeping track of some of your files, but not a general
solution to the problem you address.
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	bill davidsen		(wedu@crd.GE.COM)
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