linux-kernel - Re: Versioning file system

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Message-ID: <467829C4.5020101@zytor.com>
Date:	Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:08:52 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Chris Snook <csnook@...hat.com>
CC:	Jack Stone <jack@...keye.stone.uk.eu.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk,
	alan <alan@...eserver.org>
Subject: Re: Versioning file system

Chris Snook wrote:
> I pointed out NetApp's .snapshot directories because that's a method
> that uses legal path character, but doesn't break anything.  With this
> method, userspace tools will have to be taught that : is suddenly a
> special character.

Not to mention that the character historically used for this purpose is
; (semicolon.)

	-hpa
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