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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Konqueror to inform about hard links?
From:       "John Tapsell" <johnflux () gmail ! com>
Date:       2008-08-31 10:21:34
Message-ID: 43d8ce650808310321u7f62126ch95cdef771a1908d3 () mail ! gmail ! com
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2008/8/29 Thiago Macieira <thiago@kde.org>:
> On Sexta 29 Agosto 2008 11:08:21 macintoshzoom wrote:
>> John Tapsell wrote:
>> >> Question:
>> >> If I delete one (from konqueror su) of this "duplicate hard linked"
>> >> files, will I get back my free space
>> >
>> > No.  The dialog box could warn the user of this, but it might be
>> > difficult to present and explain this information in a friendly way.
>>
>> Yeeees, a dialog to inform about this!. To explain the info, yes, a bit
>> difficult, but it must be done, its just a literature matter, perhaps
>> showing also link-s to man:/ln or a custom help page or wiki page for
>> this question.
>
> No. That adds confusion.

I've been thinking about this, and i think I have a solution that
would make everyone happy.

The dialog box that prompts for confirmation could indicate how much
disk space will be freed.  This is useful anyway and should not add
any confusion.

John Tapsell
 
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