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From: woody@eos.UUCP (Wayne Wood)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Re: Random (?) files generated by DOS
Message-ID: <6886@eos.UUCP>
Date: 2 Jul 90 23:23:15 GMT
References: <'{L$2J|@rpi.edu> <81832@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>
Reply-To: woody@eos.UUCP (Wayne Wood)
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In article <81832@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> james abraham conger <conger@cis.ohio-state.edu> writes:
>I have seen files with random hexadecimal numbers for names before.  If
>memory serves, the ones that I found were occasionaly left behind by using
>the ms-dos pipe.  I often use the batch file "less.bat" that contains this
>lone command:

do the files have a .$$$ extension like F36029.$$$ or something similar?

these are the "unique files generated by an application (or sometimes DOS).

trash 'em...

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