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From: rjw@attibr.UUCP (Ralph J. Winslow x7774)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Dot files always first in directory?
Summary: try a file called '-xyzzy'
Message-ID: <171@attibr.UUCP>
Date: 7 May 89 12:46:38 GMT
References: <11108@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU>
Organization: AT&T International, Basking Ridge, NJ
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In article <11108@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU>, jik@athena.mit.edu (Jonathan I. Kamens) writes:
> 
> It it safe to assume when writing a program which manipulates
> directories that . and .. will always be the first two entries in a
> directory?
> 
> Jonathan Kamens

files whose names start with "-" will precede . and ..  (at least on
V.3.2 on the 6386)
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