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Author: Haelwenn (lanodan) Monnier <contact@hacktivis.me>
Date:   Mon,  6 Mar 2023 08:44:38 +0100

notes/unix-defects: Filesystem Queries (glob)

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 			</p>
 			<p>Even BSD sockets work better on this front (which is probably why <code>libnfs</code> exists).</p>
 
+			<h3 id="fs_query">Filesystem Queries</h3>
+			<p>
+				Most network protocols today have the ability to ask the server to search inside some database. Meanwhile Unix filesystems don't even integrate <code>glob</code>, instead this function is stuck to standard libraries. With people relying on third-party I/O-trashing central databases/indexes (again removable/network storage are a thing) from non-standard solutions like <code>locate</code> that are difficult to reuse in other programs.<br />
+				Meaning that applications also often roll their own solution.<br />
+				Compare this to Haiku
+			</p>
+
 			<h2>See Also</h2>
 			<ul>
 				<li><a href="https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/CLibraryAPIRequiresC">The Unix C library API can only be reliably used from C</a></li>