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I tag directories, not files. Way more sustainable over time, because there is no way I'm going to tag every single file. Files tend to be better at describing
by natch 12y ago
I tag directories, not files. Way more sustainable over time, because there is no way I'm going to tag every single file.
Files tend to be better at describing themselves. To take an example from the TMSU docs, why would I ever need to tag an .mp3 file as music? If it's an MP3, and it's under my music directory, it's pretty clear what it is.
- zokier 12y ago> If it's an MP3, and it's under my music directory, it's pretty clear what it is. Putting files in a directory is semantically equivalent to applying a tag. But directory structure is no way fundamental to computing, and indeed tagging is more general and flexible solution to organizing files.
- natch 12y ago>Putting files in a directory is semantically equivalent to applying a tag. Yes, equivalent to a single tag. Not multiple tags.