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From: chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: multiple names for files
Message-ID: <9636@mimsy.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 5-Dec-87 08:09:01 EST
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Posted: Sat Dec  5 08:09:01 1987
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Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742
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In article <1413@bgsuvax.UUCP> denbeste@bgsuvax.UUCP (William C.
DenBesten) writes:
[re convincing rm to remove the file `-b']
>... I would be tempted to use ./-b myself, since it is independant
>of where you are.

When leading new users to Enlightenment :-), I avoid the name `./-b'
since it introduces the concept `working directory', and it is best
to confuse only one issue at a time (joke stolen from K&R).

Once they have the concept `pathname' down, *then* it is time to
introduce `working directory'.
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