On Sat, 24 Apr 1999, Jerry Lynn Kreps wrote:
>
> > Kim Wing Fung wrote:
> >
> > Hello
> >
> > Can some one please help. Why is it that the tar program
> > sonetimes generates "ghost files" which can be seen, but it's
> > permissions can never be changed not even as root. These files can
> > never be removed and have some obscure name made up of what seems like
> > random characters. How can i stop these files from appearing and how
> > do i get rid of those files which have appeared on my computer?
> >
> > Kim Wing Fung
>
> I don't know of any "ghost" files that root doesn't have permission to
> manipulate.
> Can you give more information?
>
> Do a directory listing into a text file (# vdir > mydirlisting.txt &)
Auughh! Why on earth wouldn't you just do `ls -l > mydirlisting`?
Remember, you're not in DOS anymore.
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