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From: reich@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Dick Reichenbach)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Re: comp.os.msdos.misc
Summary: hide directories
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Date: 19 Nov 90 15:21:43 GMT
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In article <1990Nov19.170531.375@darwin.ntu.edu.au> 889042a@darwin.ntu.edu.au writes:
>Re How to hide files:
>The trick is to use an extended-ascii character in the directory
>name. The easiest way to enter extended-ascii from the keyboard
>is via the ALT key.
>	(i.e MD games[alt 255])
                          ^^^
Or, for variety, use any number between 128 and 255.

Even if an odd character comes up, they still won't be able to figure out 
which character it is on the keyboard (there isn't one on the keyboard)


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