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- Date: Fri, 23 Feb 96 03:51:21 GMT+1
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- Subject: Re: Hidden files
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- From: john.hendrikx@grafix.xs4all.nl (John Hendrikx)
- Message-ID: <john.hendrikx.4gpo@grafix.xs4all.nl>
- Organization: Grafix Attack BBS Holland
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- In a message of 19 Feb 96 Andy wrote to All:
-
- >> I don't know about hidden, but I just had a weird set to with AmFTP's
- >> "show" function. I was checking some .txt files I had placed and the
- >> download placed a leading period in the scratch name. The viewer then
- >> could not load it, viewer=multiview. However I could see the files and
- >> read them with my directory utility. Now I just hope nobody else thinks
- >> the files are blank since they really aren't!
-
- A> I would like to find out more about hidden files with AmigaDOS, I know
- A> that Ami-FileSafe makes a new directory on each partition called
- A> ".deldir", via the shell/WB/File Manager you cannot see this file though
- A> you can cd in it etc.
-
- A> How is this done? Is it file-system specific or what?
-
- AFS probably checks for '.deldir' when doing Examine() and ExNext()'s and if
- encountered filters it out. This would mean it won't show up in dir-listings,
- but it would still be there if you access it directly by name (ie, dir
- .deldir).
-
- Grtz John
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