Re: Kernel SCM saga..

Paul Jackson
2005-04-09T17:08:42Z

Linus wrote:
> (you need to remember to escape '%'
> too when you do that ;).

No - don't have to. Not if I don't mind giving fools that embed
newlines in paths second class service.

In my case, if I create a file named "foo\nbar", then backup and restore
it, I end up with a restored file named "foo%0Abar". If I had backed up
another file named "foo%0Abar", and now restore it, it collides, and
last one to be restored wins. If I really need the "foo\nbar" file back
as originally named, I will have to dig it out by hand.

I dare say that Linux kernel source does not require first class support
for newlines embedded in pathnames.

> ASCII isn't magical.

No - but it's damn convenient. Alot of tools work on line-oriented
ASCII that don't work elsewhere.

I guess Perl-hackers won't care much, but those working with either
classic shell script tools or Python will find line formatted ASCII more
convenient.

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