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Re: Another word for "path"?
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David Kastrup |
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Re: Another word for "path"? |
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18 Jan 2003 22:28:31 +0100 |
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Harry Putnam <hgp@sbcglobal.net> writes:
> kai.grossjohann@uni-duisburg.de (Kai Großjohann) writes:
>
> > A Tramp filename consists of the following parts:
> >
> > - a method specification
> > - a user name
> > - a host name
> > - and a path specifying the file on the remote host
> >
> > Now the GNU coding standards say that the word "path" is defined as a
> > list of directories, such as those found in $PATH and $MANPATH.
> >
> > Which word could I use for the fourth component of a Tramp filename?
> > I think "filename" is not a good word, as I already use it for the
> > whole thing.
>
> I think `absolute filename' is kind of the standard term for that.
Absolute implies completeness. How about "hosted filename"? Or
"local filename"? If you need it in one word, you could cook up
"localname" for it.
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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum
- Another word for "path"?, Kai Großjohann, 2003/01/18
- Re: Another word for "path"?, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2003/01/18
- Re: Another word for "path"?, Galen Boyer, 2003/01/18
- Re: Another word for "path"?, Harry Putnam, 2003/01/18
- Re: Another word for "path"?, gebser, 2003/01/18
- Re: Another word for "path"?, David Masterson, 2003/01/19
- Re: Another word for "path"?, Pascal Bourguignon, 2003/01/19
Re: Another word for "path"?, Johan Bockgård, 2003/01/21