ansi c and directories
mcdonald at uxe.cso.uiuc.edu
mcdonald at uxe.cso.uiuc.edu
Mon Nov 27 12:38:24 AEST 1989
>vm/cms file names don't include spaces, but have three parts. ms/dos
>file names do include spaces, but limit the type specifier to three
>mono-case characters. rt/11 has radix-50 file names packed into 6
>bytes each with a very limited set of characters. somehow i don't
>think there is much room left in there for a standard.
>[plus VMS oddities - JDM]
*****THEN WHY IS THERE SUPPORT FOR FILES IN STANDARD C???????*******
You haven't even MENTIONED directories - only files.
Doug McDonald
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