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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: how to name fs specific programs
To: perry@piermont.com
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 21:23:13 -0700 (MST)
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In-Reply-To: <199703260212.VAA03254@jekyll.piermont.com> from "Perry E. Metzger" at Mar 25, 97 09:12:13 pm
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> > So what you're saying is that the above is significantly better than
> > 
> >     $FSCMD_$FSTYPE $ARGS
> > 
> > and
> > 
> >     for i in *_fstyp; do [stuff] ...
> > 
> > Or am I missing something here?
> 
> No you aren't missing anything.
> 
> Furthermore, he is claiming that breaking compatibility with existing
> code and scripts doesn't matter, either, in order to get this
> "improvement".

What about "semantic seperation of command names from the FS on which
they are intended to operate"?


					Regards,
					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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