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From: dbearly@vax1.tcd.ie
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: DOS directory attribute question
Message-ID: <6984.2711ef88@vax1.tcd.ie>
Date: 9 Oct 90 15:40:56 GMT
Organization: Computer Laboratory, Trinity College Dublin
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Recent experiments in C programming showed that it is possible to set
the various attribute bits of a DOS directory. I was wondering if 
someone could tell me the (possible) effects and uses of setting these
attributes are ?

	In particular I would like to know about the read-only and
	archive attributes.
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