On Wed, 2014-07-09 at 09:49 +1000, Norman Gaywood wrote: > On 7 July 2014 08:34, Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallag...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Sun, 2014-07-06 at 13:01 -0700, David Benfell wrote: > >> *What*, for example, is "the usual meaning" of "file system objects?" > >> A > >> file? Why not just say "file?" And if the documentation really means > >> files > >> or pipes or devices, then why not say "files or pipes or devices?" > > > > I assume it means "something with a name in the filesystem". > > What about a file without a name? :-) > > If you delete all filenames of a file while it is opened by a process, > it still uses filesystem space but has no name.
I know, but we're talking about things which can be referred to from elsewhere, meaning they have a name. poc -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
