H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Chris Snook wrote:
>> I pointed out NetApp's .snapshot directories because that's a method
>> that uses legal path character, but doesn't break anything.  With this
>> method, userspace tools will have to be taught that : is suddenly a
>> special character.
> 
> Not to mention that the character historically used for this purpose is
> ; (semicolon.)

But that would cause havoc with shells which use ; to seperate commands.
Using ; would defiantly break userspace

Jack

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