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The semantics of POSIX dirents haven't really changed, and any file system complexity is abstracted by the kernel's VFS subsystem to provide generic data in all
by vezzy-fnord 11y ago
The semantics of POSIX dirents haven't really changed, and any file system complexity is abstracted by the kernel's VFS subsystem to provide generic data in all cases. So, yes, it is possible for something like 'ls' to be finished, or at least for really long times.
- pfortuny 11y agoOk, yes, my example was not the best one. But at the same time, consider things like UTF-8, localization, etc. They appear at the least expected moment and someone has to do something unless the tool becomes useless. I understand you get the idea, though.