From: utzoo!decvax!decwrl!sun!megatest!fortune!hpda!hplabs!sri-unix!dan@BBN-UNIX
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Title: Re: dir.h
Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.973
Posted: Mon Mar 28 11:06:42 1983
Received: Fri Apr 22 21:50:06 1983

From:  Dan Franklin <dan@BBN-UNIX>

Yes, the fact that entries in directories don't necessarily end with a null
is a real problem, and one which the standard Bell software expends some
effort to get around--any other programs which read directories should, too.
Actually, programs which work with directories should use the Berkeley
directory manipulation library routines; whether the program is going to
be brought up on Berkeley Unix or not, these will make life significantly
easier.  Messages about obtaining them have already appeared on this list.

	Dan Franklin (dan@bbn-unix.arpa)