2004-04-16 08:37:05

by Guennadi Liakhovetski

Subject: [OT] Capitals in kernel directory-names

linux-2.6.5$ find . -name "*[A-Z]*" -type d
./arch/m68knommu/platform/68360/uCquicc
./arch/m68knommu/platform/5407/MOTOROLA
./arch/m68knommu/platform/5407/CLEOPATRA
./arch/m68knommu/platform/68VZ328
./arch/m68knommu/platform/5282/MOTOROLA
./arch/m68knommu/platform/68EZ328
./arch/m68knommu/platform/5307/MP3
./arch/m68knommu/platform/5307/ARNEWSH
./arch/m68knommu/platform/5307/CLEOPATRA
./arch/m68knommu/platform/5307/NETtel
./arch/m68knommu/platform/5307/MOTOROLA
./arch/m68knommu/platform/5272/MOTOROLA
./arch/m68knommu/platform/5272/NETtel
./arch/m68knommu/platform/5206e/MOTOROLA
./arch/m68knommu/platform/5206e/eLITE
./arch/m68knommu/platform/5249/MOTOROLA
./arch/m68knommu/platform/5206/ARNEWSH
./arch/um/os-Linux
./include/asm-ppc64/iSeries
./Documentation
./Documentation/DocBook
./Documentation/arm/SA1100
./Documentation/arm/XScale
./Documentation/arm/XScale/IOP3XX
./Documentation/arm/XScale/ADIFCC
./Documentation/sound/alsa/DocBook
./Documentation/BK-usage

Which drives to a conclusion, that generally kernel-developers
(rightfully) dislike capital letters in file- and, even more so, in
directory-names. And the only directories named with capitals are some
arch-specifics, and Documentation. Well, was the latter named so to avoid
using the doc(umentation) pattern?:-)

Regards
Guennadi
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Guennadi Liakhovetski, Ph.D.
DSA Daten- und Systemtechnik GmbH
Pascalstr. 28
D-52076 Aachen
Germany

2004-04-16 08:53:25

by Geert Uytterhoeven

Subject: Re: [OT] Capitals in kernel directory-names

On Fri, 16 Apr 2004, Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote:
> Which drives to a conclusion, that generally kernel-developers
> (rightfully) dislike capital letters in file- and, even more so, in
> directory-names. And the only directories named with capitals are some
> arch-specifics, and Documentation. Well, was the latter named so to avoid
> using the doc(umentation) pattern?:-)

Files and directories that start with capitals show up first when using `ls',
that's why people use e.g. README, INSTALL, and Documentation.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

--
Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- [email protected]

In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But
when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that.
-- Linus Torvalds

2004-04-16 09:08:15

by Jamie Lokier

Subject: Re: [OT] Capitals in kernel directory-names

Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Files and directories that start with capitals show up first when using `ls',
> that's why people use e.g. README, INSTALL, and Documentation.

They used to. Maybe on your system they still do. (Hint: $LANG).

[jamie@dual dual-2.6.5]$ ls
arch Documentation init MAINTAINERS README sound
COPYING drivers ipc Makefile REPORTING-BUGS System.map
CREDITS fs kernel mm scripts usr
crypto include lib net security vmlinux

-- Jamie