From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Hubert Chan Subject: Re: [PATCH] "metas" in reiserfs v4 snapshot 2004.03.26 Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2004 00:45:10 -0400 Sender: news Message-ID: <87y8p7rsbt.fsf@uhoreg.ca> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Errors-To: flx@namesys.com List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: reiserfs-list@namesys.com >>>>> "Dave" == Dave Poirier writes: [...] Dave> I was thinking from a user point of view when browsing a directory Dave> structure or even simply listing files, normally files/directories Dave> starting with a single dot are hidden (by default), and in Dave> graphical modes their icons are shaded to signify they are special Dave> files/directories. Dave> I believe it would make sense to have the "metas" folder hidden or Dave> shaded rather than always displayed, it would be less intrusive Dave> for users not requiring access to those files. The metas directory is "hidden" anyways, because it is not returned by readdir(3). -- Hubert Chan - http://www.uhoreg.ca/ PGP/GnuPG key: 1024D/124B61FA Fingerprint: 96C5 012F 5F74 A5F7 1FF7 5291 AF29 C719 124B 61FA Key available at wwwkeys.pgp.net. Encrypted e-mail preferred.