Re: [sot] file times / file metadata

From	cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross)
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: [sot] file times / file metadata
Date	2017-11-28 20:13 +0000
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In article <i_iTB.3$lL.1@fx36.iad>, Scott Lurndal <slp53@pacbell.net> wrote:
>Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> writes:
>>Until the file is modified, it is exactly like a symbolic link.  There 
>>is only one copy of the file on the disk, and if something happens to 
>>that copy the file is lost.
>>
>>When the file changes, the original is read and a copy made.  But not 
>>until then.
>
>Shirley only the modified block(s) are copied, not the entire file,
>nicht wahr?

Shhh...Don't confuse him any further, Scott.

	- Dan C.

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[sot] file times / file metadata fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2017-11-21 11:50 -0800
  Re: [sot] file times / file metadata "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2017-11-21 21:05 +0100
    Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-11-22 09:15 +1300
    Re: [sot] file times / file metadata fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2017-11-21 12:23 -0800
      Re: [sot] file times / file metadata fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2017-11-21 12:42 -0800
        Re: [sot] file times / file metadata fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2017-11-21 13:01 -0800
        Re: [sot] file times / file metadata "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2017-11-21 22:04 +0100
          Re: [sot] file times / file metadata fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2017-11-21 13:17 -0800
          Re: [sot] file times / file metadata fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2017-11-21 13:22 -0800
            Re: [sot] file times / file metadata "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2017-11-21 23:23 +0100
              Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-11-22 11:34 +1300
              Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2017-11-21 17:34 -0500
              Re: [sot] file times / file metadata fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2017-11-21 16:16 -0800
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2017-11-22 01:44 +0100
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-11-22 14:10 +1300
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata gordonb.eiy78@burditt.org (Gordon Burditt) - 2017-11-28 01:55 -0600
          Re: [sot] file times / file metadata David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-11-22 11:07 +0100
            Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-11-22 09:13 -0500
              Re: [sot] file times / file metadata David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-11-22 15:50 +0100
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2017-11-22 07:08 -0800
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-11-22 16:22 +0100
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-11-22 15:37 +0000
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-11-22 15:43 +0000
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-11-22 15:01 -0500
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-11-23 17:52 +1300
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-11-23 14:12 -0500
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-11-24 08:28 +1300
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-11-24 08:52 -0500
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-11-23 09:39 +0100
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-11-23 14:17 -0500
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2017-11-28 16:44 +0000
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-11-28 14:23 -0500
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2017-11-28 19:35 +0000
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-11-30 15:54 -0500
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2017-11-30 21:43 +0000
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-12-04 11:42 -0500
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2017-12-04 19:35 +0000
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-12-04 11:53 -0800
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2017-12-04 20:11 +0000
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-12-04 15:03 -0500
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-11-28 19:42 +0000
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2017-11-28 20:13 +0000
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-11-30 15:57 -0500
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-11-30 21:17 +0000
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-12-04 11:56 -0500
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-12-04 18:36 +0000
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-12-04 15:07 -0500
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-12-04 22:27 +0000
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-12-04 17:57 -0500
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-05 08:50 +0100
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-12-05 08:49 -0500
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-05 15:17 +0100
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-12-05 16:32 -0500
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-12-05 15:29 +0000
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-12-05 16:37 -0500
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-12-06 01:26 +0000
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-12-06 12:38 -0500
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-12-06 01:27 +0000
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2017-11-28 09:35 -0800
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-11-29 08:24 +1300
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-11-29 08:27 +1300
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-11-28 14:29 -0500
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-11-29 09:51 +0100
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-11-30 15:59 -0500
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-11-29 10:00 +0100
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2017-11-29 09:11 -0500
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-11-29 15:28 +0100
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2017-11-29 11:32 -0500
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2017-11-23 15:05 -0500
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-11-24 10:20 +0100
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-11-24 09:05 -0500
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-11-24 22:50 -0600
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2017-11-28 16:59 +0000
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-11-29 08:26 +1300
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-11-29 10:10 +0100
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2017-11-29 21:01 +0000
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-11-29 23:13 +0100
                Re: [sot] file times / file metadata cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2017-11-30 17:26 +0000
              Re: [sot] file times / file metadata fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2017-11-22 08:00 -0800
              Re: [sot] file times / file metadata "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2017-11-22 17:11 +0100
            Re: [sot] file times / file metadata "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2017-11-22 16:51 +0100
              Re: [sot] file times / file metadata scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-11-22 16:36 +0000

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