Confused file name in directory

matt at oddjob.UUCP matt at oddjob.UUCP
Fri Feb 27 04:32:09 AEST 1987


In article <5587 at mimsy.UUCP> chris at mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek) writes:
) In article <105 at aob.UUCP> someone finds a directory entry with an
) embedded NUL, and has nothing handy to fix it.
) 
) There is still another way, easier yet but more dangerous and
) thrilling.  You cannot edit a directory, but you can edit a file.
) And the only difference between the two is one byte.   ...

Hoowie!  Is that complicated.  Sounds fun though.  I just
unmount the partition, get out a calculator, and adb the raw
disk.

		Time to write "kmem.el" for emacs....
			   Matt



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