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    SubjectRe: file as a directory
    Horst von Brand wrote:

    >Now think about files with other formats, for instance the (in)famous
    >sendmail.cf, or less structured stuff like you find in /etc/init.d/, or
    >just Postgres databases (with fun stuff like permissions on records and
    >fields)... or just people groping in /etc/passwd wanting to find the whole
    >entry (not just one field), or perhaps look at the 15th character of the
    >entry for John Doe.
    >
    >This way lies utter madness (what format description should be applied to
    >what file this time around?). Plus shove all this garbage into the kernel?!
    >
    >

    I was suggesting this idea mainly form XML files, where the tags define
    the parts clearly.
    In addition, I was suggesting that some of the XPath syntax (normally
    used for within-XML selection) could be extended above the file level
    into the file system.
    The problems you mention are all related to non-XML file format issues,
    which was only a minor comment in parenthesis in my original mail. I am
    happy to do it only for XML to begin with (and if possible later see if
    it can be done for SOME non-XML formats). Peter
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