I don't know what you are trying to accomplish exactly, but it seems like you've convinced yourself that you need a more complex file storage mechanism. If you

I don't know what you are trying to accomplish exactly, but it seems like you've convinced yourself that you need a more complex file storage mechanism. If you had listed any reason for this function, I might've understood. But, you didn't, so I had to ask. Here's 2 threads where this discussion has been had before: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5279440 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5279440 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7338923 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7338923