• filename case policy inside /usr/bin ?

    From Fab Stz@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 16 21:30:01 2023
    Hello,

    Is there any policy for the filename case for the executables installed in / usr/bin ? Most are lowercase.

    The package I maintain uses mixed uppercase & lowercase. For example: /usr/bin/FreeFileSync

    I added a lowercase symlink also (+ symlink of manpages)

    Please, leave me in copy of your answer.

    Regards
    Fab

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  • From The Wanderer@21:1/5 to Fab Stz on Mon Jan 16 21:40:01 2023
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    On 2023-01-16 at 15:04, Fab Stz wrote:

    Hello,

    Is there any policy for the filename case for the executables
    installed in /usr/bin ? Most are lowercase.

    The package I maintain uses mixed uppercase & lowercase. For example:
    /usr/bin/FreeFileSync

    I'm not aware of any specific policy just offhand, and I'm certainly not
    an expert or an authority, but:

    $ apt-file search /usr/bin/ | grep [A-Z] | wc -l
    2094

    There appear to be *rather a lot* of files under /usr/bin/ whose names
    include uppercase letters...

    $ apt-file search /usr/bin/ | grep [A-Z] | cut -d ':' -f 1 | uniq -c | wc -l 524

    ...and also rather a lot of packages which include such files.

    My guess is that this would be just fine.

    Please, leave me in copy of your answer.

    In turn, please do not reply to me directly, only via the list. (Unless
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  • From Fab Stz@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jan 17 22:10:02 2023
    Ok, thanks!

    Le lundi 16 janvier 2023, 21:36:55 CET The Wanderer a écrit :
    On 2023-01-16 at 15:04, Fab Stz wrote:
    Hello,

    Is there any policy for the filename case for the executables
    installed in /usr/bin ? Most are lowercase.

    The package I maintain uses mixed uppercase & lowercase. For example:
    /usr/bin/FreeFileSync

    I'm not aware of any specific policy just offhand, and I'm certainly not
    an expert or an authority, but:

    $ apt-file search /usr/bin/ | grep [A-Z] | wc -l
    2094

    There appear to be *rather a lot* of files under /usr/bin/ whose names include uppercase letters...

    $ apt-file search /usr/bin/ | grep [A-Z] | cut -d ':' -f 1 | uniq -c | wc -l 524

    ...and also rather a lot of packages which include such files.

    My guess is that this would be just fine.

    Please, leave me in copy of your answer.

    In turn, please do not reply to me directly, only via the list. (Unless
    you specifically want to draw my attention to that specific message, and
    you think I won't get, or will miss noticing, the message otherwise.)

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