Updated Path Specific Filer Store (markdown)

Chris Lu 2020-12-22 00:17:25 -08:00
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The directory path stored in the path-specific filer store has the `location` prefix trimmed and persists to the store. For example, if `location = "/my/home/"`, the file `/my/home/tmp/file.txt` will only store as "/tmp/file.txt". When reading back, the prefix will be transparently added back. The directory path stored in the path-specific filer store has the `location` prefix trimmed and persists to the store. For example, if `location = "/my/home/"`, the file `/my/home/tmp/file.txt` will only store as "/tmp/file.txt". When reading back, the prefix will be transparently added back.
This trimming saves some storage, but that is not the purpose. This means the path-specific filer store can later change `location` to another directory, or even another filer. This trimming saves some storage, but that is not the purpose. This means the path-specific filer store is portable. It can later change `location` to another directory, or even another filer.
# What still works? # What still works?