Subject: Re: Linux on Mac files
From: Andrew McNabb (amcnabb@argus-systems.com)
Date: Thu Apr 27 2000 - 22:02:32 EDT
All of the Mac info is stored in files in the ".AppleDouble" subdirectory
of each directory. If you move these files to their correct locations,
everything should work correctly.
IIRC, someone once wrote some simple scripts to make rm, mv, cp, etc., do
all of this automatically. Does anyone remember any more details?
On Thu, 27 Apr 2000, R Cent wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Much to my suprise, I discovered today that when I change the
> name of a Mac file or copy and paste a Mac file while in Linux
> that the file becomes unusable to Mac users (looses it's creator
> and type). Later I was testing a new SCSI tape backup and was
> pleased to learn that I could backup and restore a Mac file from
> Linux and maintain usability by Mac users.
>
> Is there a way to recover the Mac file creator and types if a
> Linux command loses it?
>
> _____________________________
> Bob Cent
> University of Washington
> Box 357330
> Seattle, WA 98195-7330
>
> mailto: cent@u.washington.edu
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Argus Systems Group
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