[Info-vax] Request description of UFS for VMS person

[glen herrmannsfeldt]

Bob Eager <rde42 at spamcop.net> wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:50:05 UTC, JF Mezei 
> <jfmezei.spamnot at vaxination.ca> wrote:
 
>> DOes Unix have the equivalent of SET FILE <mumble> /NODIRECTORY  to
>> convert a directory file into a normal file ?
 
> Well, since there is no one Unix, this answer is limited to 
> just a few:
 
> Unix v6, v7, 4.0BSD, 4.1BSD, 4.2BSD, 4.3BSD, FreeBSD, 
> Minix, NetBSD, Solaris, UnixWare...
 
> No. I've always been amazed that VMS allowed it, since 
> it compromises the file structure.

I do remember renaming directories such that they didn't
have a .dir, which makes them harder for others to see, but the
system still knows that they are directories.  

I am pretty sure you can't take an ordinary file and
SET FILE /DIRECTORY, are you sure it compromises the file
structure?  

-- glen