Re: Another word for "path"?

[gebser@ameritech.net]

Kai,

Consistency is nice.  It would make it easier to find related variables.

If the components were named:

tramp-remote-access-method
tramp-remote-user
tramp-remote-host
tramp-remote-path
tramp-remote-file

The whole thing concatenated would be: 

tramp-remote-access-spec

If "local" means the machine connected to the keyboard under my fingers,
then "remote" is the machine at the far end of the connection I'm using
tramp to make.  The term "spec" (short for "specification") denotes all
of that which needs to be specified, but also that it may be a directory 
(yes?).


Just my 2%USD,
ken

Kai Großjohann at 15:20 (UTC+0100) on Sat, 18 Jan 2003 said:

= A Tramp filename consists of the following parts:
= 
=   - a method specification
=   - a user name
=   - a host name
=   - and a path specifying the file on the remote host
= 
= Now the GNU coding standards say that the word "path" is defined as a
= list of directories, such as those found in $PATH and $MANPATH.
= 
= Which word could I use for the fourth component of a Tramp filename?
= I think "filename" is not a good word, as I already use it for the
= whole thing.
=