Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 22:58:46 +0000 From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.org> To: JacobRhoden <jrhoden@unimelb.edu.au> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: recover overwritten file Message-ID: <200301232258.h0NMwlaX006708@grimreaper.grondar.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 24 Jan 2003 09:43:31 %2B1100." <200301240943.31823.jrhoden@unimelb.edu.au>
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> What would need to be in the filesystem to allow it? Surely there is a simple
> solution like a directory which could hold pointers to all 'un' linked files?
> (however i have never hacked a file system so I dont know these things).
There is. ;-)
It is called a shell script, and you haven't written it yet.
Replace rm(1) with 'mv $* ${BACKUPDIR}' and you have it. You will need
to play with options to make it command-line compatible.
The UFS does not have this facility. Un*x encourages foot-shooting.
M
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