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Subject: Re: files with an asterisk are not editable - why?
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On Sun, 21 Jan 2001, Chip wrote:

> I have some homework files I have been working
> on, and for some reason they now have an asterisk
> by the name, and I cannot edit them. What could 
> have caused this?

What does an "ls -lF" of the directory these files live in say?

Dru



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