Messages in this thread | | | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: isofs unhide option: troubles with Wine | Date | 3 Jun 2002 11:40:31 -0700 |
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Followup to: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0206031204540.3833-100000@hawkeye.luckynet.adm> By author: Thunder from the hill <thunder@ngforever.de> In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > Hi, > > On 3 Jun 2002, Jeremy White wrote: > > possible rather than impossible. Question is - why was hide the default > > and what was that decision based upon ? > > Supposedly, someone wanted it _really_ hidden. I can't currently think of > another sane reason, I don't know if you can and it's just these > headaches. However, what's the advantage in disappearing files? > > I suggest making them readable, but not listed. >
No, I think that's a bad idea. Make them listed, but make it possible to query the attribute flags.
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