Because you are likely to want to have a normal entry called dump.
Think of the problems if `.' was the word `self' and `..' was `parent'.
Allen
>>>George Bonser said:
> On Mon, 10 Apr 2000, G. Allen Morris III wrote:
>
> > I would suggest that the dump file NOT be called `dump', maybe
> > `.dump' would be a better choice.
>
> why?
>
> Just curious.
>
>
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G. Allen Morris III
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