On Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 11:56:21AM -0500, Alexander G. M. Smith wrote:
> toad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on Sat, 12 Jan 2002 01:07:20 +0000:
> >> The implementation detail is that the attribute/file/object type has
> >> to be a special case, not a generic attribute. Perhaps a 32 bit integer
> >> hidden in the underlying inodes. [...]
> >
> > A {sym,hard,COW}link?
>
> What's a COW link? I'm familiar with copy-on-write, but that's a virtual
> memory term. Is it like a MacOS alias?
It's like a link, but when you modify the file the file gets copied. Possibly
implemented on a per-block basis rather than whole-file. Discussed in the
archives; Win2K server has something like this.
>
> - Alex-- The road to Tycho is paved with good intentions
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