raman@sbcs.UUCP (Prabhakaran Raman) (02/22/85)
Is it possible to create a file with an embedded '/' in its name ? raman!sbcs
gwyn@brl-tgr.ARPA (Doug Gwyn <gwyn>) (02/24/85)
> Is it possible to create a file with an embedded '/' in its name ?
It's not supposed to be. On some systems one could set the "high bit"
on characters like '\\' and '\0' to get them into filenames. Not
recommended.gwyn@brl-tgr.ARPA (Doug Gwyn <gwyn>) (02/24/85)
In my posting just now, I meant '/', not '\\'. Sorry..
seth@megad.UUCP (Seth H Zirin) (02/25/85)
> Is it possible to create a file with an > embedded '/' in its name ? It is not possible to create such a file using "normal means". The kernel function which converts a path name into an inode pointer (namei) uses the '/' (slash) as a delimiter for file name components (name pieces). If you managed to embed a slash in the name of a file using extraordinary means on its parent directory, it would be "rather difficult" to open (or unlink, stat or mount on to name a few). Why not consider using a backslash instead ? With a backslash you'll only have to battle the shell. -- Name: Seth H Zirin USmail: Megadata Corp. 35 Orville Dr., Bohemia, NY 11716 Phone: 516-589-6800 (M-F 9-5 EST) UUCP: {allegra, philabs}!sbcs!megad!seth Keeper of the News for megad
jc@mit-athena.UUCP (John Chambers) (02/28/85)
I agree with the flames; I hope I never have a reason to want to do such a silly thing. My question is: how do you rename a file that has a '/' embedded in its name? I had to do this once. It was probably 2 bits flipped on the disk. I had to write a C program that went and diddled the specific byte in the file. I've had similar problems on almost every system I've worked on for more than a few months. Sure, file names shouldn't ever contain garbage char- acters. So what do you do when one pops up? John Chambers
al@mot.UUCP (Al Filipski) (03/08/85)
>.............. My question is: how do you rename a file that has a '/' >embedded in its name? fsdb(1M) lets you change the name of a file based on its position in a directory. -------------------------------- Alan Filipski, UNIX group, Motorola Microsystems, Tempe, AZ U.S.A {seismo|ihnp4}!ut-sally!oakhill!mot!al -------------------------------- Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a bananna.