I don't agree. When browsing with a file browser (like most non-cli users do), the files that start with . are ignored. This makes it very difficult to select that directory to store a new font, for example.
Dotfiles work fine for Unix people. It's the people that don't care to learn unix (sunray users for example) that benefit from not using dotfiles. You should be able to ignore a single directory entry. Regarding the 5 or 6 character limit -- that's a CLIism, and a personal preference. When using a gui browser, the filename length makes little difference in the big picture. On May 31, 2006, at 10:19 AM, Casper.Dik at Sun.COM wrote: > >> How is ~/Library/Safari/ any different to ~/.mozilla/ and in any >> case if >> you aren't that application you really have no business poking >> around in >> there. > > Then the file name should start with a "." so that "ls" doesn't > show it. > > I have a strong dislike for any directory showing up in my home > directory > without me creating it; *specifically* if it contains capitals and is > longer than 5 or 6 characters as that makes my ls listing much longer. > > Casper > _______________________________________________ > install-discuss mailing list > install-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss ----- Gregory Shaw, IT Architect Phone: (303) 673-8273 Fax: (303) 673-8273 ITCTO Group, Sun Microsystems Inc. 1 StorageTek Drive MS 4382 greg.shaw at sun.com (work) Louisville, CO 80028-4382 shaw at fmsoft.com (home) "When Microsoft writes an application for Linux, I've Won." - Linus Torvalds
