From:	eplmst AT lu DOT erisoft DOT se (Martin Stromberg)
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Subject:	Re: Directory "sync"?
Date:	3 Nov 2000 12:41:35 GMT
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Mark T (marktnospam AT shore DOT net) wrote:
: >> Either by copying it, or "echo > test".

: > Both of these methods already close the file, so I don't think opening
: > and closing it again would help.

: Hmm. They close the file, but they close it on the pc that I'm
: doing the copy or echo.  I want to create the file on one pc, then
: walk to the other one, and see the file there.  I wondered if
: opening and closing a bogus file on the _2nd_ pc would refresh
: the directory.  Actually, I know if I go to the 2nd pc and create
: a file, I still won't see the file I created on the 1st pc.

: I'll have to look closer at "share.exe" - whatever that's doing is
: what I want to do (I think!)

: thanks for all your help everyone.

Just an idea or two: Try to change directory and back ("cd tmp; cd
.."). Try to change drive and back ("cd d:; cd c:").


Right,

						MartinS

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