Re:Dotfiles being hidden is a UNIXv2 mistake (2012)
by codedokode on Thursday August 11, 2022 @04:49PM
(#32431527)
You are suggesting good ideas, but we should go further. Let us write configuration files in Turing-complete exotic programming languages that almost nobody knows! This way malicious programs won't be able to parse them or perform automated edits, and many malicious humans too.
Re:Dotfiles being hidden is a UNIXv2 mistake (2012)
by hsbauauvhabzb on Thursday August 11, 2022 @04:28PM
(#32431298)
No need to get passive aggressive, parent has a legitimate point. Grep is a huge part of my workflow.
Re:Dotfiles being hidden is a UNIXv2 mistake (2012)
by NavinF on Thursday August 11, 2022 @05:45PM
(#32432101)
Ah I left out a few sentences. My passive aggressiveness is directed at the state of Linux distros today, not at the parent. I agree that his scheme is a lot better than the mess we deal with today.
> Grep is a huge part of my workflow.
You can flatten and grep structured binary formats too.
Oh and we might as well store these config file in a different place on each distro and move them around once in a while just to keep things interesting. Users can ignore upstream documentation and just strace the process if they wanna know where the files are this year.