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Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015.

From owl <owl@rooftop.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015.
Date 2015-11-18 02:54 +0000
Organization O.W.L.
Message-ID <fheua03.apfa@rooftop.invalid> (permalink)
References (5 earlier) <D2710DBC.6474D%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> <f.3a3@rooftop.invalid> <D27116FA.6475B%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> <fheja0.pad@rooftop.invalid> <D27123F6.64768%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>

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Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote:
> On 11/17/15, 6:22 PM, in article fheja0.pad@rooftop.invalid, "owl"
> <owl@rooftop.invalid> wrote:
> 
>> Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote:
>>> On 11/17/15, 5:29 PM, in article f.3a3@rooftop.invalid, "owl"
>>> <owl@rooftop.invalid> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 11/17/15, 4:37 PM, in article n2gdj7$rfs$1@dont-email.me, "Slimer"
>>>>> <.m@nsn.s> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>> ...
>>>> 
>>>>> They are insane. And they
>>>>> cannot answer the most simple of questions, such as what the tilde
>>>>> generally
>>>>> means in a path (hint, the user's home folder... though you can also have
>>>>> it
>>>>> as a part of file or folder name if you want!)
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Does it also amaze you that your home directory could be /home/snit,
>>>> yet you could still have a file "home/snit" somewhere else on your
>>>> system?  Does it amaze you that "." or ".." can be part of a file
>>>> or directory name?
>>> 
>>> Er? I think you misread something. The question is simple:
>>> 
>>>     Do you think the tilde (~) in a path means "the hard drive
>>>     only"? 
>>> 
>>> I could have just said "no" but I gave a more complete answer.
>> 
>> Why the exclamation here?
>> 
>> "hint, the user's home folder... though you can also have it
>> as a part of file or folder name if you want!"
> 
> I am excited to give the morons of CSMA a hint... and still see them fail.
> :)
> 
> Hey, why don't you try to answer:
> 
>      Do you think the tilde (~) in a path means "the hard drive
>      only"? 
> 
> Again, no tricks here.
> 

It means exactly what the shell's manpage says it means.

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Statistics on 15.11.2015. Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-11-15 03:27 +0100
  Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-11-17 10:22 -0800
    Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-17 13:31 -0500
      Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-11-17 10:51 -0800
        Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-17 18:37 -0500
          Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-17 17:00 -0700
            Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-18 00:29 +0000
              Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-17 17:40 -0700
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-18 01:22 +0000
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-17 18:35 -0700
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-18 02:54 +0000
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-17 19:59 -0700
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-18 03:27 +0000
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-17 20:35 -0700
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-18 03:52 +0000
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-17 21:09 -0700
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-18 04:57 +0000
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-17 22:33 -0700
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-18 06:28 +0000
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-18 08:49 -0700
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-18 16:37 +0000
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-18 10:30 -0700
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-18 18:07 +0000
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-18 11:18 -0700
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-18 18:29 +0000
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-18 11:40 -0700
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-18 18:54 +0000
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-18 12:09 -0700
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-18 19:18 +0000
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-18 12:31 -0700
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-18 19:41 +0000
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-11-18 12:14 -0800
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-18 13:26 -0700
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-18 21:10 +0000
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-18 14:20 -0700
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-18 21:26 +0000
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-18 15:18 -0700
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-18 23:37 +0000
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-18 16:41 -0700
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-18 23:51 +0000
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-11-18 16:06 -0800
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-18 17:13 -0700
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2015-11-19 00:01 +0000
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-18 17:11 -0700
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-19 01:06 +0000
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-18 18:18 -0700
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-19 01:27 +0000
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-18 19:19 -0700
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-19 03:15 +0000
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-18 20:32 -0700
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-19 04:07 +0000
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-18 21:31 -0700
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-19 07:43 +0000
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-19 08:31 -0700
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-19 19:12 +0000
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-19 16:06 -0700
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-19 23:12 +0000
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-19 16:19 -0700
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-19 23:53 +0000
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-11-19 16:04 -0800
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-19 17:07 -0700
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-20 00:28 +0000
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-19 18:56 -0700
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-19 01:04 +0000
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-11-19 07:56 -0600
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-19 19:52 +0000
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2015-11-19 08:31 +0000
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2015-11-19 01:51 -0800
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-19 08:33 -0700
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-19 08:15 -0700
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-11-19 07:46 -0800
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2015-11-19 08:28 +0000
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-19 08:17 -0700
          Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-11-17 22:13 -0800
            Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-18 09:35 -0500
              Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-11-18 12:05 -0800
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-18 17:13 -0500
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Edward Stansfield <stansfield5REM6@linuxmail.org> - 2015-11-18 17:19 -0500
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-18 18:38 -0500
                Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-18 15:19 -0700
      Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-17 12:55 -0700
        Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-11-17 13:36 -0800

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