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Re:Dotfiles being hidden is a UNIXv2 mistake (2012) by pessimizer on Thursday August 11, 2022 @04:09PM (#32431086)
> how to i specify timouts? sizes? Can I use "MiB", "s", "ms", etc?

These issues neither disappear nor improve when you hide the settings in a mystery binary.

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Re:Dotfiles being hidden is a UNIXv2 mistake (2012) by Quekid5 on Thursday August 11, 2022 @05:21PM (#32431863)
I agree, which is why I mentioned the "about:" thing.

It would be nice to have a base level of types that all programs could agree on.

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