pathnames [Re: files, printers, etc. [Re: The feel of a Lisp

Mike McDonald mikemac@titian.engr.sgi.com
Tue, 06 May 1997 14:39:53 -0700


>Date: Tue, 06 May 1997 14:29:54 -0700
>From: Luca Pisati <pisati@nichimen.com>
>To: Mike McDonald <mikemac>
>Subject: Re: pathnames [Re: files, printers, etc. [Re: The feel of a Lisp
>
>Mike McDonald wrote:
>> 
>> >Date: Tue, 06 May 1997 13:25:17 +1000
>> >From: "Chris Bitmead uid(x22068)" <Chris.Bitmead@alcatel.com.au>
>> >Subject: Re: pathnames [Re: files, printers, etc. [Re: The feel of a Lisp
>> >To: lispos@math.gatech.edu

>> >"You're still assuming simple directed graph structure with a single
>> >key for getting at your objects."
>> >
>> 
>>   Nope, not that either. Even Unix has a many to one mapping when it
>> comes to its file systems.
>
>Do you mean links ?
>
>>   Mike McDonald
>>   mikemac@engr.sgi.com
>
>--
>Luca Pisati		       Voice:	 (310) 577-0518

  Links, and .. both allow you to create multiple paths to the same
file.

  Mike McDonald
  mikemac@engr.sgi.com