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Subject: directories
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Date: Tue, 17-Feb-87 08:36:00 EST
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     >Does anyone know if there is a way to distinguish
     >between       
     >   1) a "regular" VMS file that has
     >      type DIR, and       
     >   2) a DIR file which

     Don't know of any way to find out from DCL.  There is however a bit 
in the file header that says "I'm a directory file".  

Chris Johnson
Northeastern University

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