Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?

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From: Joel Ray Holveck
Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 00:00

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Vince Scarafino <vscarafi@ford.com> writes:

> That's because Multics supported the concept of "adnames," which 
> allowed a file to have multiple names associated with it.
[snip]
> Adname support is something I miss.  Soft links in unix have
> subtle differences that drive you crazy if you try to use them
> for this purpose.

What's the difference between adnames and hard links?

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joelh

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From: Joel Ray Holveck <joelh@gnu.ai.mit.edu>
Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?
Date: 1997/05/16
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