linux-kernel - Re: Versioning file system

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Message-ID: <46782AA5.2000108@hawkeye.stone.uk.eu.org>
Date:	Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:12:37 +0100
From:	Jack Stone <jack@...keye.stone.uk.eu.org>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
CC:	Chris Snook <csnook@...hat.com>, 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

H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> 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.)

But that would cause havoc with shells which use ; to seperate commands.
Using ; would defiantly break userspace

Jack

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