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Re: Feature request - base64 Filename Safe Alphabet


From: Eric Blake
Subject: Re: Feature request - base64 Filename Safe Alphabet
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:38:39 +0000 (UTC)
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Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com> writes:

> tr '+/' '._' => hidden files
> tr '+/' '-_' => awkward option clashes
> tr '/' '_' => not POSIX portable
> 
> ho hum, the awkward option clashes is probably best.

You can always use ./ prefix to avoid option clashes, and for most tools, you 
can also use -- strategically.

Also, while '+' is not allowed in short 8.3 DOS file names, these days, all 
practical platforms that target FAT file systems also support long file names 
where '+' is perfectly fine:
http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/autoconf.html#File-System-
Conventions

Besides, think of 'g++', as an example of using + in file names.

-- 
Eric Blake






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