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Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2016 17:05:37 +0200
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Subject: Re: [9fans] bug in exportfs
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> Ah, my memory fails me, mostly due to too much time on Unipress machines in the 1980's.

Rob's explanation for how the hidden files came about is out there in the wild.  I recall enjoying it. Probably one of Rob Pike's blog entries or somesuch on his own web site.

Lucio.