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Re: composition ? piping

From John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: composition ? piping
Date 2014-09-29 11:41 -0500
Organization Dancing Horse Hill
Message-ID <871tqu7516.fsf@thumper.dhh.gt.org> (permalink)
References (4 earlier) <lvp8qn$625$1@dont-email.me> <AABUJR/U2YIAAAz9.A1.flnews@WStation3.stz-e.de> <YZgVv.123612$_r4.55026@fx25.iad> <AABUKRP7vA4AAFX+.A1.flnews@WStation3.stz-e.de> <slrnm2ivls.491.cgibbs@killer-penguin.python.org>

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Charlie Gibbs writes:
> Again, few of us, as strongly as we push for content-based file
> typing, would deny that file suffix conventions are useful.  (Note the
> subtle distinction between "suffix" and "extension".)  We just feel
> that it should not be the sole - or critical - determinant.

Yes.  The "." is ok as a visual delimiter but it should have no
significance to the file system.  I should be able to name all my
photographs "<something>.picture" without confusing any of my software.
-- 
John Hasler 
jhasler@newsguy.com
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI USA

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  Re: composition ? piping Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2014-08-22 13:39 +0000
  Re: composition ? piping John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2014-08-22 10:16 -0500
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      Re: composition ? piping Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2014-09-21 20:18 +0000
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          Re: composition ? piping Michael Baeuerle <michael.baeuerle@stz-e.de> - 2014-09-26 08:26 +0000
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                Re: composition ? piping Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2014-09-29 15:47 +0000
                Re: composition ? piping John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2014-09-29 11:41 -0500
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