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From: unkydave@shumv1.uucp (David Bank)
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Subject: Re: Dumb/easy question
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Date: 1 Nov 89 02:55:49 GMT
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In article <140@mscf.med.upenn.edu> butterworth@mscf.med.upenn.edu writes:
>How does one delete hidden files?
>


    In DOS, "Hidden" files are nominally protected from normal disk
operations such as DIR, DEL, and the like. These files differ from
"normal" files only in that the "Hidden" bit has been set ON in the
File Attribute part of the directory entry.

     Using something like PC-Tools, you can delete hidden files without
any problems. If you don;t have and/or can't afford such a program or
one like it, you can use the DOS program ATTRIB to alter the file
attribute bits and make it a non-Hidden file and then erase it normally.

     Hope this helps....

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            reasonably know to be true. All other interpretations
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Unky Dave
unkydave@shumv1.ncsu.edu
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