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Re: Another word for "path"?


From: Harry Putnam
Subject: Re: Another word for "path"?
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 21:07:46 GMT
User-agent: Gnus/5.090008 (Oort Gnus v0.08) Emacs/21.3.50 (i686-pc-linux-gnu)

kai.grossjohann@uni-duisburg.de (Kai Großjohann) writes:

> A Tramp filename consists of the following parts:
>
>   - a method specification
>   - a user name
>   - a host name
>   - and a path specifying the file on the remote host
>
> Now the GNU coding standards say that the word "path" is defined as a
> list of directories, such as those found in $PATH and $MANPATH.
>
> Which word could I use for the fourth component of a Tramp filename?
> I think "filename" is not a good word, as I already use it for the
> whole thing.

I think `absolute filename' is kind of the standard term for that.


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