Around 08:17am on Wednesday, January 04, 2012 (UK time), Paul Allen Newell scrawled: > On 1/4/2012 12:11 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: > >FWIW, I never use extensions. > Ed: > > Though I can't stand the MS world of extensions meaning something, I > can't imagine not using extensions to help understand what is there. The > system shouldn't give a damn, but the user needs all the help he/she can > get (smile) The case against extensions in this context is that the user shouldn't have to change if the shell script is rewritten in a different language. Having to change from foobar.sh to foobar.pl just because of this change isn't user friendly. And what if you re-wrote it in C? But although you can make a case, it isn't an open and shut one, but a matter of preference I guess. And I certainly think .conf on a file is useful. And maybe even .d Steve -- Website: www.stevesearle.com Twitter: @ReddishShift Facebook: www.facebook.com/steve.searle 08:26:23 up 4 days, 19:32, 1 user, load average: 0.08, 0.02, 0.01
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