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From: matt@oddjob.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.wizards,comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Confused file name in directory
Message-ID: <1667@oddjob.UChicago.EDU>
Date: Thu, 26-Feb-87 13:32:09 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 26 13:32:09 1987
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Reply-To: matt@oddjob.uchicago.edu (Yes, *THAT* Matt Crawford)
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In article <5587@mimsy.UUCP> chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek) writes:
) In article <105@aob.UUCP> someone finds a directory entry with an
) embedded NUL, and has nothing handy to fix it.
) 
) There is still another way, easier yet but more dangerous and
) thrilling.  You cannot edit a directory, but you can edit a file.
) And the only difference between the two is one byte.   ...

Hoowie!  Is that complicated.  Sounds fun though.  I just
unmount the partition, get out a calculator, and adb the raw
disk.

		Time to write "kmem.el" for emacs....
			   Matt