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

On Tue, 3 Sep 2024 17:37:21 -0000 (UTC)
Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> wrote:

On 2024-09-03, John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> wrote:

On Sat, 31 Aug 2024 08:37:01 -0000 (UTC)
Muttley@dastardlyhq.com wrote:
 

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 

 
This is a strawman argument; filenamews should not only not have
spaces, but should be reasonably short. (No, not 8.3 short; that's not
"reasonably" and therefore another strawman.)
 
If we use spaces in your examples, the readability improves, but if
you have a directory of just half a dozen such names, you've got a
paragraph to read.

I'm unclear on how that qualifies as a straw-man argument...? Also, who
says that filenames should not, as a rule, contain spaces?