[filesystems] 'dot' and 'dot-dot' are not \grammarterms #1863
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jwakely
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| The \defn{parent directory} of a directory is | |||
| the directory that both contains a | |||
| directory entry for the given directory and is represented by the filename | |||
| \grammarterm{dot-dot} in the given directory. | |||
| dot-dot in the given directory. | |||
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Should we add a forward reference to the definition or "dot-dot", given that it occurs after this point?
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Rebased + updated as per @jwakely's suggestion. |
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zygoloid
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| The filename \grammarterm{dot-dot} is treated as a reference to the parent directory. | ||
| What the filename \grammarterm{dot-dot} refers to | ||
| relative to \grammarterm{root-directory} is \impldef{meaning of \grammarterm{dot-dot} in \grammarterm{root-directory}}. | ||
| The filename dot is treated as a reference to the current directory. |
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"The filename dot" sounds like a particular kind of dot, not a particular kind of filename. How about changing to "The dot filename" and "the dot-dot filename" throughout?
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It turns out only this place (and one other) need changing; all other places already say "dot filename" or similar.
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Rebased + updated. |
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Fixes #1527.