Re: Naive HAMMER question

[Bill Hacker <wbh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joerg Sonnenberger wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 10:51:30PM +0000, Bill Hacker wrote:
> > Note - page down - that most 'modern' fs allow a directory name to include:
> >
> > 'any valid byte but null'
>
> Technically this is a bit more restricted, e.g. '/' is normally not
> allowed on Unix :-)
>
> Joerg

Technically it is 'allowed' - essential even - just restricted to 
specialty use, hence my comment that the cited webpage was imperfect.

Note that the entries for *some* fs do list the oblique character (and 
others) as proscribed, but that most of those we use on any form of *n*x 
do not. I agree they should do - at least with qualifiers.

Ex: - is ntfs (just) more restrictive than UFS - or simply more 
accurately described on that webpage?

;-)

Bill