Re: filename case policy inside /usr/bin ?

[Fab Stz <fabstz-it@yahoo.fr>]

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.
> 
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