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echo: cis.os9.68000.osk
to: Kevin Darling (UG Pres) 76703,4227 (X)
from: Dwight D. McKay 75776,1521
date: 1990-08-11 16:06:48
subject: #5837-#Files with `-`!!!

#: 5995 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
    11-Aug-90  16:06:48
Sb: #5837-#Files with "-"!!!
Fm: Dwight D. McKay 75776,1521
To: Kevin Darling (UG Pres) 76703,4227 (X)

I may write such a utility before this is over...  Another message for me says
that there's a version of "mv" whihc should be able to change the directory to
a more tractable name.

I wonder why the OS9 developers made '-' an unallowed character?  It seems
kinda strange after coming from UNIX...

--Dwight D. McKay
--mckay@harbor.ecn.purdue.edu -or- ...rutgers!pur-ee!mckay

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