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Fixing Unix Filenames (2012)
This article will try to convince you that adding some limitations on legal Unix/Linux/POSIX filenames would be an improvement. Many programs already presume these limitations, the POSIX standard already permits such limitations, and many Unix/Linux filesystems already embed such limitations so it'd be better to make…
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Software EngineeringSystems & Performance2013
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2013 | Fixing Unix Filenames (2012) by laurent123456 | 107 | 76 |
| Mar 17, 2019 | Fixing Unix/Linux/Posix Filenames (2009) by lelf | 94 | 96 |
| Sep 6, 2012 | Fixing Unix Filenames: Control Characters, Leading Dashes, and Other Problems by ralph | 52 | 43 |
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