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Re: mkdir

#160
From: Phillip Vandry
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 14:58
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jamesb@ecst.csuchico.edu (James L. Brookes) writes:

>In article <1992Nov03.015953.22564@r-node.gts.org> taob@r-node.gts.org 
>(Brian Tao) writes:
>>In article <1cmm23INNhov@charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu>
jamesb@ecst.csuchico.edu 
>(James L. Brookes) writes:
>>>
>>>If anyone is interested, I already did this when I was rewriting mkdir
>>>for GNO (I wanted to have it accept more than one directory per command
>>>line, and I'm currently implementing the `-p' flag as well).
>>>
>>>I'd be happy to post/email the relevant CreateGS source.
>>
>>    Does your mkdir allow something like "mkdir newfolder1/newfolder2"
where
>>multiple levels can be created all at once?

>That is what -p is for.  It doesn't do it yet, but as soon as I get some
time
>I'll work on it...I'll probably also allow the colon as well, but require
>that it be consistant (ie, you can't switch seperator characters part way
>through.)  I'll upload it when that's implemented and tested.

>>Brian T. Tao    =*8-) | ::::::::> tcomtaob@chasm.scar.utoronto.ca
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>-- 
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>|          James Brookes            | Inet: bb252@cleveland.freenet.edu |
>|``What, me worry?'' - A. E. Neuman |   jamesb@cscihp.ecst.csuchico.edu |
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Don't bother supporting the colon.. I couldn't imagine that anyone would
actually use the colon. That was a stupid move by Apple.

At least I don't have to bear colons in my GNO prompt. It's decent enough
to "slash" them out...
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