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Re: OT - Spaces in file and directory names (was: Alias syntax fo
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Larry Jones |
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Re: OT - Spaces in file and directory names (was: Alias syntax fo |
Date: |
Fri, 22 Apr 2005 11:56:18 -0400 (EDT) |
Jim.Hyslop writes:
>
> What I object to is the attitude "spaces in file names are evil," the phrase
> that kicked off this (as you correctly pointed out) off-topic discussion.
> That attitude is outmoded, and reeks of a calcified mentality that refuses
> to accept change.
Then let me rephrase the attitude: "Funny" characters (like spaces) in
file names are nice and work well as long as you never use anything
other than point and click applications, but they will cause you no end
of grief if you ever use anything else, so they are best avoided.
-Larry Jones
I can feel my brain beginning to atrophy already. -- Calvin