Re: file name extensions & extended ascii
Re: file name extensions & extended ascii
- Subject: Re: file name extensions & extended ascii
- From: garbanzito <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 13:14:01 -0700
at 2001 12 14, 10:21 -0500, they whom i call Michael Turner wrote:
Steve,
I take what you mean, I hope, well.
thanks. i was trying to reply gently because on some lists,
this has been a very sensitive subject.
For instance, I found myself struggling to explain the concept of
file name completion. If the user doesn't know how to utilize that,
then spaces (or extended ascii) in a file name become a problem,
presuming they attempt to use the shell at all.
the shell sucks for new users for reasons like that. there
are too many concepts to explain all at once, including a
few concepts that are specific to Mac OS X (such as swapping
":" & "/", open -a, osascript ...).
however understanding the shell is incredibly useful for
scripters.
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steve harley email@hidden