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.) -- The Wanderer The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. -- George Bernard Shaw
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