On Sat, 3 Jul 2004 18:42:54 -0000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > What is the function of the archived flag? > > I am running FreeBSD 4.9 with kern.securelevel = -1. > > I am using vnconfig with a msdos diskimage to mount > it using the command: > > mount -t msdos /dev/vn0c /usr/wine/disk > > After I mount it I notice that the /usr/wine/disk > directory and all files and directories below it > posess the flag attribute: "arch" when I list > them using "ls -lo". > > Try as I might, I cannot remove that flag even > as root and even in single user mode. The > command I am using is: > > chflags -R noarch /usr/wine/disk > > What is the use of this flag? I find no > explanation of the flag in the man > pages. > > I am getting strange behavior with > the application that I am running and I > suspect this "arch = archived" flag may > be the cause; I would like to understand > the meaning and use of the archived flag.
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