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    Horst von Brand wrote:

    >Spam <spam@tnonline.net> said:
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    >
    >>Horst von Brand <vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl> said:
    >>
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    >>>Helge Hafting <helge.hafting@hist.no> said:
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>[...]
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>>The only new thing needed is the ability for something to be both
    >>>>file and directory at the same time.
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>Then why have files and directories in the first place?
    >>>
    >>>
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    >
    >
    >> Good point, we don't need them :)
    >>
    >>
    >
    >Great. Then everything is a firectory (or dile?). And a firectory points at
    >other firectories and contains data. I just don't see how you are supposed
    >to distinguish the data from further firectories...
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    >
    By name.
    fopen("somefile", "r"); //opens somefile data
    fopen("somefile/substream", "r"); //opens a substream of somefile.

    Helge Hafting
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