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Re: Invisible Unix "Icon" File
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Re: Invisible Unix "Icon" File


  • Subject: Re: Invisible Unix "Icon" File
  • From: Michelle Steiner <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 08:42:22 -0700

On Nov 4, 2010, at 8:34 AM, Luther Fuller wrote:

>>> The file is called "Icon^M" (i.e. Icon with a Ctrl-M character at the end)
>>
>> It's the standard way of storing custom icons for folders in the Mac OS.
>
> The file that caused my problem was a 'Unix Executable File'.
>
> A little experimenting revealed that copy/paste of icons via Get Info creates a 'Finder.app Document' file named "Icon^M".

That's generally how you create a custom icon.

-- Michelle

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 >Re: Invisible Unix "Icon" File (From: Michael Wood <email@hidden>)
 >Re: Invisible Unix "Icon" File (From: Michelle Steiner <email@hidden>)
 >Re: Invisible Unix "Icon" File (From: Luther Fuller <email@hidden>)

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