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From: | Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT acp3bf DOT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de> |
Newsgroups: | comp.os.msdos.djgpp |
Subject: | Re: __file_tree_walk - what is attrib 'V' ?? |
Date: | 14 Feb 2000 11:14:06 GMT |
Organization: | Aachen University of Technology (RWTH) |
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John & Susie <jdk AT sgi DOT net> wrote: > Files with the 'V' attribute appear to be garbage. Or does the V mean > something else? Originally, the 'V' bit signified Volume names (the ones you can change with the 'label' command, or at formatting time --- you'll find one in the root directory). Later, M$ seems to have hijacked the bit for LFN purposes. For practically every purpose, you can just ignore all directory entries with the 'V' bit set. Unless you're trying to write your own LFN driver for raw DOS, that is. -- Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de) Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.
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