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It's also useful if you're working in the console a lot, since nicely named files are easier to differentiate from others with globbing.

lynxlynxlynx
– lynxlynxlynx

2012-08-09 17:59:48 +00:00
Commented Aug 9, 2012 at 17:59
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You should emphasize that Linux file names do not have "extensions" - the ".txt" part of a file name that contains it is merely a substring. You should also emphasize that internal file organization (LF-ended strings, CR-LF ended strings, fixed size records, etc) is not even faintly related to name, nor is the "app" that knows about the file related to it by name.

user732
– user732

2012-08-09 18:18:28 +00:00
Commented Aug 9, 2012 at 18:18
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I think only the FAT16 8.3 directory entries under DOS had a separate 3-byte field for the extension. FAT32 kept the 8.3 field for compatibility but the actual "long file name" is a string with no separate extension field, split against multiple directory entries (fandecheng.com/personal/interests/ewindows/nuhelp/lfnspec.htm)

LawrenceC
– LawrenceC

2012-08-09 19:19:34 +00:00
Commented Aug 9, 2012 at 19:19

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