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From: mike%cs1.wsu.edu@RELAY.CS.NET (Mike Kibler)
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Subject: Bad directory problem - Any answers?
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Date: Tue, 23-Jun-87 03:26:27 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun 23 03:26:27 1987
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I have been away from the net for a while, so I do not
know if this problem has already been solved.

SYSTEM:  VAX 11/750 running 4.3 BSD
PROBLEM: A directory called bin was created with a '..' but not '.'. 
         Instead a directory file called 'old' which appears
         to really be '.' is located in the bin directory.

	 A file system check of course reveals that the directory
	 is missing '.', but I have not been able to fix it using
	 fsck.

	 I tried an unlink ( fool!). Of course fsck just stuck it
	 under lost+found.

	 Rmdir cannot remove it because it finds 'old' located
	 in the directory.

	 Don't even think about doing a rm -r old. A little 
	 recursive loop results.

	 Any way to get rid of this bad dir without remaking the
	 file system??

	 
Please mail replys to my CSNET address. Thanks,

 ---- Mike  ( Those who can,  do. Those who can't simulate! )

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