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From: loki@NAZGUL.PHYSICS.MCGILL.CA (Loki Jorgenson Rm421)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Bizarre occurrence
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Date: 23 Jan 91 04:17:40 GMT
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	Can anyone identify this phenomenon?

	IRIS 4D/25 running IRIXv3.3.1 (all observed as non-super user)

	I was cleaning out a directory with a /bin/rm -r <directory>
command when it failed with "directory not empty".  Since this command
recursively cleans out directories *before* removing them, something
had to have appeared in mid-remove.

	I looked in the directory and saw ".nfsE5E79".  I ran "file"
on it and it turned out to be an unstripped executable.  I was about
to run "strings" on it to figure out it function, when IT DISAPPEARED!
This directory was freshly created for a simple unrelated task of
building an executable and there was no obvious connection between
this mystery file and any files manipulated within the directory.

	I don't like this much.  Anyone seen this before?  Anyone can
identify this beast?  

Regards,
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