Re: Tramp/Ange-FTP filename unification

[storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm)]

Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Großjohann) writes:

> Miles Bader <miles@lsi.nec.co.jp> writes:
> 
> > Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Großjohann) writes:
> >> I think I've now done it so that it works.  The new filename format
> >> is this:
> >> 
> >> Normal:
> >>     /method:user@host:/path/to/file
> >> Multi-hop:
> >>     /multi:hopm1:user1@host1:hopm2:user2@host2:/path/to/file
> >
> > Using `:' for both separators makes filenames with omitted components
> > more ambiguous.
> 
> Well, the filename "/method:/path/to/file" does not make sense IMHO.
> Tramp is for editing remote files, you should always specify at least
> a host name.  So in a filename like "/x:y", the x will be interpreted
> as a host name.
> 
> Do you think that's bad?

Like Miles, I was worried at first, but I think the new syntax makes sense.

In any case, the "long style syntax" wouldn't really matter if tramp
handles "host abbrevs" so that writing /xyz:/ is automagically
expanded to /multi:m1:u1@h1:m2:u2@u2:/ (behind the scenes please)
whenever it is used.

This will also allow me to make an abbrev /su:/ to do "su root" on my
own machine by expanding to /su:root@localhost:/.

So is tramp-abbrevs implemented yet?

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