Date: 30 Mar 2001 12:29:50 -0500 From: Randell Jesup <rjesup@wgate.com> To: Kirk McKusick <mckusick@mckusick.com> Cc: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.ORG>, arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Background Fsck Message-ID: <ybuk857go6p.fsf@jesup.eng.tvol.net.jesup.eng.tvol.net> In-Reply-To: Kirk McKusick's message of "Thu, 29 Mar 2001 22:02:10 -0800" References: <200103300602.WAA09248@beastie.mckusick.com>
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Kirk McKusick <mckusick@mckusick.com> writes:
> > The default will be automatic background fsck of filesystems
> > running with soft updates. It will be possible to override this
> > default by adding the letter `F' to the passno in /etc/fstab
> > (e.g., saying `2F' means do it in the second pass before going
> > multiuser).
>
> Uppercase or either case?
>
>My plan was to make it upper case only. Do you feel that it should
>be one or the other or case insensitive? Unix does not generally do
>case insensitive.
Case insensitive, PLEASE.
Nothing should be case sensitive unless there's a reason for making
a distinction. It merely adds more ways people can shoot themselves in the
foot and waste innumerable hours wondering why something isn't working.
--
Randell Jesup, Worldgate Communications, ex-Scala, ex-Amiga OS team ('88-94)
rjesup@wgate.com
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