--- a/src/common.h	Sun Feb  6 10:08:24 2005
+++ b/src/common.h	Sat Jan  7 19:43:30 2006
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@
 void file_go_end( void);
 void file_next_block( void);
 void file_prev_block( void);
-void file_getsize( void);
+void file_getsize(int force);
 int file_is_a_valid_offset( off_t offset);
 
 /* help.c */
--- a/src.orig/file.c	Sun Feb  6 10:08:24 2005
+++ b/src/file.c	Sat Jan  7 19:43:20 2006
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
      return;
  }
 
- file_getsize();
+ file_getsize(0);
 
 }
 
@@ -239,8 +239,10 @@
  *
  * Some code for getting the size of devices were obtained from the
  * e2fsprogs v1.06 package made by Theodore Ts'o and Remy Card.
+ * If <force> is not 0, size will be asked to the user whatever the
+ * file type.
  */
-void file_getsize( void)
+void file_getsize(int force)
 {
 #if defined(VCHE_NC)
  WINDOW *w;
@@ -265,7 +267,7 @@
   * we must find his size, because fstat(2) will not
   * give us that information.
   */
- if( ( stbuf.st_mode & S_IFMT) != S_IFREG) {
+ if(force || ( stbuf.st_mode & S_IFMT) != S_IFREG) {
 
        i = lib_ask( "You are opening a device, how do yo want to get his size?", " Ask kernel ", " Let vche guess it ", " Enter it manually ", 0);
        term_hide_cursor();
--- a/src.orig/hex.c	Sun Feb  6 10:08:24 2005
+++ b/src/hex.c	Sat Jan  7 19:43:50 2006
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
                           lib_flush();
                           break;
                 /* Refresh file size */
-                case 'R': file_getsize();
+                case 'R': file_getsize(1);
                           lib_fill_obuffer();
                           hex_showfile();
                           lib_flush();