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From: hamilton@intersil.uucp (Fred Hamilton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: AmigaDos directory knowledge
Message-ID: <291@intersil.uucp>
Date: 25 Nov 89 21:36:43 GMT
Organization: Harris Semiconductor, Santa Clara CA
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I just remembered a question I've had since WorkBench 1.0.  When you type
a command like:

	List c:edd     ;(A typo, for instance)

You get an (almost) instant response of "object not found".
But if you type:

	List c:ed#?

The OS thrashes throught the entire directory before giving you the list.

What's happening here?  It's like the OS is saying "Well, I'm not sure
what EXACTLY is in the c: directory, but I KNOW there isn't a program called
"Edd." It seems to my feeble mind that for it to know what's NOT in the
directory with out a long search, it has to already know what IS in the 
directory.  What's happening here? 

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Fred Hamilton                  Any views, comments, or ideas expressed here
Harris Semiconductor           are entirely my own.  Even good ones.
Santa Clara, CA