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Yes there is. You want the filesystem to be flexible. If the shell doesn't like those characters, use a different shell that doesn't care. It's brain-dead to cr
by grymoire1 10y ago
Yes there is. You want the filesystem to be flexible. If the shell doesn't like those characters, use a different shell that doesn't care. It's brain-dead to create a filesystem that prevents flexibility in user interfaces.
- quotemstr 10y agoFlexibility is only a good thing if the benefits outweigh the costs. I insist that there are no legitimate (i.e., no better option) use cases for control characters in file names. The filesystem being "flexible" is not a good thing if flexibility causes real problems.