[vox-tech] [help@google.com: Re: [#19464334] Searching for dotfiles]

Bill Kendrick nbs at sonic.net
Thu Jan 13 12:45:44 PST 2005


On Thu, Jan 13, 2005 at 12:42:12PM -0800, Mark K. Kim wrote:
> Most dotfile has a corresponding /etc file with same syntax so... should
> Google allow dotfile searches specifically for unix users but not their
> global equivalents?  I don't think a generic search engine like Google
> should be that specific.  It's up to the person doing the search to use
> the right keywords:
> 
>    forward unix email

Well, in this case, it's actually a SHAME that whoever came up with the
".forward" file didn't name it in the Unix convention.

You know... something like ".fd" or ".fw" or ".f"  ;)


-bill!


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