[comp.unix.wizards] Directory Continuation

jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) (10/05/89)

In article <AGLEW.89Oct3211441@chant.urbana.mcd.mot.com> aglew@urbana.mcd.mot.com (Andy-Krazy-Glew) writes:
>I do not know about the tacky bit John F. Haugh II describes, but it
>sounds similar to the directory continuation that Korn(?) and friends
>have played around with recently - except directory continuation is
>more general.

I realized after writing that bit of tongue-in-cheek nonsense that
``directory continuation'' really might have a useful purpose.

Is there anything more that can be said about it or is it supposed
to be hush-hush work?
-- 
John F. Haugh II                        +-Things you didn't want to know:------
VoiceNet: (512) 832-8832   Data: -8835  | The real meaning of MACH is ...
InterNet: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org         |    ... Messages Are Crufty Hacks.
UUCPNet:  {texbell|bigtex}!rpp386!jfh   +--------------------------------------

ekrell@hector.UUCP (Eduardo Krell) (10/06/89)

In article <17097@rpp386.cactus.org> jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) writes:

>I realized after writing that bit of tongue-in-cheek nonsense that
>``directory continuation'' really might have a useful purpose.
>
>Is there anything more that can be said about it or is it supposed
>to be hush-hush work?

If you have the summer '89 Usenix proceedings, look at the paper "The 3-D
File System". "continuation directories" was on old name we used
internally to refer to it.
    
Eduardo Krell                   AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ

UUCP: {att,decvax,ucbvax}!ulysses!ekrell  Internet: ekrell@ulysses.att.com