From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Harry Putnam Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Another word for "path"? Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 21:07:46 GMT Organization: Still searching... Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <84hec65ylb.fsf@lucy.is.informatik.uni-duisburg.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1042924189 25333 80.91.224.249 (18 Jan 2003 21:09:49 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 21:09:49 +0000 (UTC) Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18a0Ds-0006aT-00 for ; Sat, 18 Jan 2003 22:09:48 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18a0Ed-0008F7-03 for gnu-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 18 Jan 2003 16:10:35 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!cyclone.bc.net!sjc70.webusenet.com!rip!news.webusenet.com!prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr16.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!cbca52ab!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: Gnus/5.090008 (Oort Gnus v0.08) Emacs/21.3.50 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Cancel-Lock: sha1:7QVr6SRMMH4asMJVK+BrxCfN8IY= Original-Lines: 17 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 63.207.142.38 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net Original-X-Trace: newssvr16.news.prodigy.com 1042924066 ST000 63.207.142.38 (Sat, 18 Jan 2003 16:07:46 EST) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 16:07:46 EST X-UserInfo1: OH[]BVGAFRVURUXXARKFOPLI[B]NQHMIQQ]ZMVMHQAVTUZ]CLNTCPFK[WDXDHV[K^FCGJCJLPF_D_NCC@FUG^Q\DINVAXSLIFXYJSSCCALP@PB@\OS@BITWAH\CQZKJMMD^SJA^NXA\GVLSRBD^M_NW_F[YLVTWIGAXAQBOATKBBQRXECDFDMQ\DZFUE@\JM Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:109140 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:5667 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:5667 kai.grossjohann@uni-duisburg.de (Kai Großjohann) writes: > 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. I think `absolute filename' is kind of the standard term for that.