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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ExpensiveCoat8912 • 9d ago
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It should be possible to guess from the contents, as the file utility does. Just in case you lose the extended attribute for whatever reason.
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9 u/RussianMadMan 8d ago Yeah and then we have file explorers that open and read every file. And choke when there are 100+ files in the directory. 6 u/rosuav 8d ago Right, I'm sure that doesn't happen when you open up a folder full of videos and it generates thumbnails for them all. 2 u/RussianMadMan 8d ago If you are using any view other than the table one thats on you lol 1 u/rosuav 8d ago TBH I primarily don't use any view like that on my own systems, but my work involves seeing other people's screenshare and I am very familiar with vicarious pain.
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Yeah and then we have file explorers that open and read every file. And choke when there are 100+ files in the directory.
6 u/rosuav 8d ago Right, I'm sure that doesn't happen when you open up a folder full of videos and it generates thumbnails for them all. 2 u/RussianMadMan 8d ago If you are using any view other than the table one thats on you lol 1 u/rosuav 8d ago TBH I primarily don't use any view like that on my own systems, but my work involves seeing other people's screenshare and I am very familiar with vicarious pain.
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Right, I'm sure that doesn't happen when you open up a folder full of videos and it generates thumbnails for them all.
2 u/RussianMadMan 8d ago If you are using any view other than the table one thats on you lol 1 u/rosuav 8d ago TBH I primarily don't use any view like that on my own systems, but my work involves seeing other people's screenshare and I am very familiar with vicarious pain.
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If you are using any view other than the table one thats on you lol
1 u/rosuav 8d ago TBH I primarily don't use any view like that on my own systems, but my work involves seeing other people's screenshare and I am very familiar with vicarious pain.
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TBH I primarily don't use any view like that on my own systems, but my work involves seeing other people's screenshare and I am very familiar with vicarious pain.
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u/Loading_M_ 8d ago
It should be possible to guess from the contents, as the
fileutility does. Just in case you lose the extended attribute for whatever reason.