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- From: joiner@myria.cs.umn.edu (Jay K. Joiner)
- Subject: Re: deleted ???
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- References: <SINYAW.92Nov18181656@starbright.smsc.sony.com>
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- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 20:56:22 GMT
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- In <SINYAW.92Nov18181656@starbright.smsc.sony.com> sinyaw@starbright.smsc.sony.com (Sin-Yaw Wang) writes:
-
- >When I delete a file, it is actually moved to a hidden directory called
- >"deleted" with a name like "deleted.005". The number signifies the entry
- >in a file called "index".
- > HOW DO I DISABLE THIS FEATURE!!!!!!??????!!!!!!
- >When I type "del", "erase", or "rm", I meant it!
-
- Del and Erase are "internal" commands (without a separate binary). They
- should "really" delete a file.
-
- RM is an external command (RM.EXE). It is part of a trio of commands
- that include UNDEL.EXE, RM.EXE, and EXP.EXE. As you found, RM moves
- the file to the hidden directory. UNDEL lists the contents of the
- hidden directory and allows you to undelete a file. EXP (expunge)
- empties and removes the hidden directory. To expunge all hidden
- directories on a disk, type EXP/R from the root directory. These
- commands were intended to be used with the MEP editor via the "backup"
- setting in TOOLS.INI. By setting "backup=undel" old copies of edited
- files were kept in the hidden directory so you could retrieve old
- versions, rather than one ".bak" copy.
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