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From: w8sdz@smoke.BRL.MIL (Keith Petersen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: .1 archive format?
Keywords: simtel20
Message-ID: <12090@smoke.BRL.MIL>
Date: 7 Feb 90 23:50:02 GMT
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Reply-To: w8sdz@wsmr-simtel20.army.mil (Keith Petersen)
Organization: The SIMTEL20 Archives
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laba-1ee@e260-4g (Gary H. Aochi) writes:
>Does anyone know what the following format means?
>
>EMACS15E.ARC.2

Gary is talking about the files on SIMTEL20.  The operating system uses
"file generation numbers".  The first file by that name will have a .1,
the second a .2, etc.  Just ignore them.  You should always OMIT the
trailing "." and generation number when requesting a file.  That way you
are assured of getting the latest version.

To clarify: The index of all msdos files, SIMIBM.ARC, is frequently
updated.  Since the filename is always the same, you can tell when there
has been an update by watching the generation number.  If you always ask
for it as SIMIBM.ARC you will always get the latest version.

Keith
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Keith Petersen
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