Re: What's the weirdest filesystem out there?

Ben Pfaff wrote:
> VMS has an unusual syntax if I recall correctly, but I don't know
> any of the details.

>From Googling OpenVMS, Java, and File, it looks like VMS' Java
implementation uses UNIX-style pathnames. I know that this is what z/OS
(formerly OS/390, formerly MVS) does and I strongly suspect that it's
what i5/OS (formerly OS/400) does. I think I see a trend here.

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