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From: John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Long filenames in DOS/Windows and Unix/Linux (Was: Piping to
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Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2024 11:39:37 -0700
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On Tue, 3 Sep 2024 17:37:21 -0000 (UTC)
Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> wrote:

> On 2024-09-03, John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Sat, 31 Aug 2024 08:37:01 -0000 (UTC)
> > Muttley@dastardlyhq.com wrote:
> >  
> >> On Sat, 31 Aug 2024 05:57:12 -0000 (UTC)
> >> gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) gabbled:  
> >> >    2) Spaces in filenames are pretty much a necessity from the
> >> > end-user    
> >> 
> >> No they're not.  
> >
> > WhoNeedsSpacesWhenYouCanJustCapitalizeEveryWordAsAVisualSignifierAmIRight
> > or-alternatively-make-liberal-use-of-dashes
> > or_use_underscores_like_some_deranged_freak  
> 
> This is a strawman argument; filenamews should not only not have
> spaces, but should be reasonably short. (No, not 8.3 short; that's not
> "reasonably" and therefore another strawman.)
> 
> If we use spaces in your examples, the readability improves, but if
> you have a directory of just half a dozen such names, you've got a
> paragraph to read.

I'm unclear on how that qualifies as a straw-man argument...? Also, who
says that filenames should not, as a rule, contain spaces?