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| From: | Matteo Pillon <matteo.pillon@×××××.com> |
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| To: | gentoo-user@l.g.o |
| Subject: | [gentoo-user] [OT] Why directories aren't files? |
| Date: | Mon, 18 Sep 2006 09:18:26 |
| Message-Id: | 20060918091057.GB23367@neptune.octopus |
| 1 | Hi all, |
| 2 | |
| 3 | I was wondering why Linux doesn't treat directories like files, as many |
| 4 | other unix implementations do. |
| 5 | For example, in Linux, you can't do 'cat .' while on FreeBSD you can. |
| 6 | Why? There is a practical reason? |
| 7 | |
| 8 | Forgive me this OT, I wasn't able to find a suitable list. |
| 9 | |
| 10 | Thanks for replies. |
| 11 | Bye. |
| 12 | |
| 13 | -- |
| 14 | * Pillon Matteo |
| 15 | -- |
| 16 | gentoo-user@g.o mailing list |
| Subject | Author |
|---|---|
| Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Why directories aren't files? | Roman Zilka <rzilka@××××.cz> |
| Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Why directories aren't files? | Dirk Heinrichs <ext-dirk.heinrichs@×××××.com> |
| Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Why directories aren't files? | Hans-Werner Hilse <hilse@×××.de> |
| Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Why directories aren't files? | Ryan Tandy <tarpman@×××××.com> |