Re: Long filenames in DOS/Windows and Unix/Linux (Was: Piping to stdin)

On Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:47:23 +0000, Scott Lurndal wrote:

John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> writes:

On Sat, 31 Aug 2024 08:37:01 -0000 (UTC)
Muttley@dastardlyhq.com wrote:
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On Sat, 31 Aug 2024 05:57:12 -0000 (UTC)
gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) gabbled:

   2) Spaces in filenames are pretty much a necessity from the
end-user 

 
No they're not.

>
WhoNeedsSpacesWhenYouCanJustCapitalizeEveryWordAsAVisualSignifierAmIRight
or-alternatively-make-liberal-use-of-dashes
or_use_underscores_like_some_deranged_freak
>
Very readable and not at *all* weird or clunky!
>

 
Perhaps Dennis had it right with a 14-character maximum filename :-)

Only because space was tight on those early disk drives, and they
only allocated 16 bytes for each directory entry (2 bytes inode#,
14 bytes filename).

:-)


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