Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] Files starting with .
From: Randall S. Winchester (rsw@Glue.umd.edu)
Date: Sun Oct 25 1998 - 03:27:08 EST
ls -ld ~rsw/.??* | wc -l
263
These are all related to various software and Unix traditions.
The "dot files" as the are refered to in Unix-speak, are common place, and
if Mac OS X is Unix based then it will find a way to support "dot files" as
well.
Randall
On Sun, 25 Oct 1998, Harry Zink wrote:
: >How do I get files starting with . to show up when I mount a volume on my
:
: You should *NOT* have files starting with the period character.
:
: This is bad under any UNIX file system, this is also bad under the
: Macintosh file system.
:
: This will be just as bad under Mac OS X, which is UNIX based, and you
: won't be able to patch.
:
: Avoid it.
:
: Norton even alerts you that you have files starting with he period, as
: being bad.
:
: There is absolutely *NO* reason to have files starting with the period.
:
: Period.
:
: Harry
:
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