Von Fugal wrote: > Sorry, it is like a virtual filesystem and I was going to mention that > and forgot. But it's also very different from such. It could exist on > any filesystem that had the ability to appropriately flag it. Thus you > could create the file easily anywhere with something like: > ln -e 'grepmail .....' mbox > > Or not ln, maybe another whole new command. I like the thought of it > being some kind of link, though. You can do this very thing with FUSE > and the like, but the barrier to getting that all up for one file is > prohibitive, to say the least.
FWIW, the FUSE Python API is surprisingly easy and a great way to prototype an idea for a filesystem. http://fuse.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/FUSE%20Python%20tutorial You could build a kernel module that does the same thing with minimal dependencies, but you should prototype the idea first. I imagine access control in particular will need several revisions to get right. Shane /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
