System for parsing extended file names in an operating system
US5412808A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 1993 |
| Grant date | May 2, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99931
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A file system of a computer operating system includes files which may have one or more data streams associated with them. The files are accessed using a base name and the associated data stream(s) are accessed using a prefix and/or a suffix of the base name. For example, the base name is used to select a data file while the prefix and/or suffix is used to access data streams which, illustratively, include information used by the file system in the processing of the data file. Using this file naming structure enables the file system to handle the base name file and its associated data streams together as one file using the standard file commands.
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