RL>> Well, they require us to be able to uniquely identify a file, they do RL>> not necessarily require us to know the canonical filename. This RL>> could be done in a single stat where we grab the device number and RL>> inode.
And if inode of the file changes? Files are still identifies (at least for the user) by filename, not by inode. I know that's little probability scenario, but still... -- Stanislav Malyshev, Zend Products Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zend.com/ +972-3-6139665 ext.109 -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php