On Thu, 2005-12-15 at 09:49, rengland@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >> > >> >From the MS documetation ... > >> > >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en- > >> us/fileio/fs/naming_a_file.asp > >> > > > The classic case is the creation of a directory called "test" in *nix. There is nothing magic about a directory or any other file named test. You might be surprised at what happens when you try to execute a command named "test" without supplying the path to it - at least if you don't already know it is a shell built-in. In *nix, connections to devices are always through filenames connected by their major/minor device numbers instead of magic in the name itself. Except Linux cheats on the network devices and doesn't bother with putting eth0 (etc.) in the filesystem with associated permissions. -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx
