Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!eric@cit-vax From: eric@cit-vax@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: filename hoopla Message-ID: <3787@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Wed, 3-Aug-83 17:02:47 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.3787 Posted: Wed Aug 3 17:02:47 1983 Date-Received: Sat, 6-Aug-83 07:38:52 EDT Lines: 12 You can always get rid of a filename with junk in it by doing "rm -i *" and answering 'y' at the right moment. Some programs (our version of Zimmerman's emacs was one) set high order bits in file names exactly for the reason that they don't want these files casually deleted. One user level scheme for handling version numbers a la TOPS-20 or VMS used high order bits. So there are reasons for keeping the capability. I see no reason to impose unnecessary restrictions on filename characters, or on anything else. So what if once in a blue moon a novice user comes to you and can't delete a file. * Eric Holstege Caltech, Pasadena, CA. * eric@cit-vax ...!{ucbvax!cithep,research}!citcsv!eric