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Re: dot-files
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Stefan Monnier |
Subject: |
Re: dot-files |
Date: |
Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:12:29 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/23.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
> Calling dot-files `hidden' is misleading.
That's a possible interpretation, but I think it's not relevant to the
problem at hand anyway. Let's not get dragged into such
a fruitless discussion.
> They are used for configuration. I like seeing them. That is why I use
> the default value of dired-listing-switches "-al". As David Kastrup says,
> dot-files `are supposed to be auxiliary data, not content'.
Agreed. dot-files are used for meta-data. And .emacs-settings very much
qualifies as meta-data.
Stefan
- dot-files, Robert J. Chassell, 2007/09/07
- Re: dot-files, Ted Zlatanov, 2007/09/07
- Re: dot-files,
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