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Subject: $ Directory message: "No such file"
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Date: Mon, 24-Nov-86 07:31:39 EST
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My thanks to all who responded so promptly to this question; the general
consensus of opinion is that (a) it is a very silly thing to want to do;
commands such as $ Analyse /Disk will become very confused, and that (b)
it can most easily be achieved by creating a pseudonymous directory entry
to the file, then deleting the file via its pseudonym, leaving the original
directory untouched.  I think I might try it for just one directory .....
** Phil.