From:	Damian Yerrick <MYNAMEISd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comNO2CANNEDHAM>
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Subject:	Re: __file_tree_walk - what is attrib 'V' ??
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On 14 Feb 2000 11:14:06 GMT, Hans-Bernhard Broeker
<broeker AT acp3bf DOT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de> wrote:

>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.

Oh, so that's why I can never change the label of a floppy that has
been used in a Windows 9x system.

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