Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 13 Jan 1998 23:03:25 -0800 (PST) | From | "Mr. James W. Laferriere Network Engineer" <> | Subject | Re: devfs |
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On Tue, 13 Jan 1998, Leonard N. Zubkoff wrote: > Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 10:33:04 -0800 (PST) > From: Jauder Ho <jauderho@transmeta.com> > > how about this? > > /dev/sd/h0c0t0u0p2 > > There. that should make everyone happy... > > first part after the /dev describes the type of device so > you can have /dev/scd/.... , /dev/sgd > > and preserve all the current names > > I think either /dev/dsk/sd_... or /dev/sd/... are both reasonable choices. > > I am now wondering what the rationale is for using "p" rather than "s" for the > partition number. I cannot think of any particularly compelling reason for > either choice. "p" is somewhat more mnemonic, but I find "s" slightly more > esthetic (since "p" would be the only character with a descender) and it is > compatible with other systems. So how about: > > /dev/sd/h0c0t0u0s2
/dev/sd/h0c0t0u0p2 ^ YES, 'p' Please . > > versus > > /dev/dsk/sd_h0c0t0u0s2 > > I think I personally would prefer the former. > > Leonard
Sorry Leonard I have to go with 'p' for partition 's'lice isn't the way disks have been talked about for as long as I've been into Personal Computers . And before that Mini's. Tia, JimL +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | James W. Laferriere - Network Engineer - babydr@nwrain.net | | System Techniques - 25416 - 22nd S. - Kent, WA 98032 | | Give me VMS -or- Give me Linux -but- only on AXP | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |-> Linux-Vax Port, Now in Progress !YAY! there's Progress To Report <-| |-> Please See http://ucnet.canberra.edu.au/~mikal/vaxlinux/home.html <-| |-> Maintainer: Michael Still mikal@blitzen.canberra.edu.au <-| +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
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