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From: franco@MIKEY.BBN.COM (Frank A. Lonigro)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re:  Bad directory problem - Any answers?
Message-ID: <8018@brl-adm.ARPA>
Date: Thu, 25-Jun-87 11:28:54 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 25 11:28:54 1987
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Mike:
        Just so I understand what your problem is I have
the following examples:

% pwd
/usr
% ls -lasg bin
total 15
   1 drwxr-xr-x 16 franco   system       1024 Jun 25 09:30 ..
  14 drwxr-xr-x  1 franco   system       1024 Dec  2  1986 old
% cd bin/old
% pwd
/usr/bin      <----  I'm confused about this, you mentioned that
                old seems to be dot.  If this is so, then have you
                tried this simple 'C' program?

main()
{
   /* change the name of old to be dot */
   rename("/usr/bin/old", "/usr/bin/.");
}

		If that doesn't work you can try re-linking dot
		back into bin like so:

main()
{
   /* reconnect dot */
   link("/usr/bin", "/usr/bin/.");
}

		Of course if the rename doesn't work then you are stuck
		with dot and old being the same.  Maybe at this point
		you can clear the inode of old with the 'clri' command
		since dot and old should have different inodes.  An
		fsck should take care of the rest.

Good luck!!!  If I happen to think of something else for you to try
I will let you know.....

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