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Dunno if this works in OSX or not, but..
Authored by: RevDigger on Jan 25, '02 03:48:47PM
In OS9, I add returns in front of the "real" file/folder name to sort them the way I want. once, renamed, you can not tell the return is there. Since you can't type a return into the file name directly, try this:
Open your favorite text editor and enter a return. Next, enter the "real" file name. Select the text, INCLUDING the return, and copy. Now you should have something like, "rThis File Name at the Top" in your clipboard. Paste that into the file's name field.
Note that you can paste more than one return into a file name. Note also that managing files with returns in their names is probably a pain from the command-line. Your shell's tab-completion may help some though.     - H

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Authored by: Meeker on Jan 27, '02 03:32:15AM

You get the exact same effect if you put a "-" in the front of the file name. With no quotes of course.



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