Unix help!

Hi,
One colleague of mine , by mistake , deleted some crucial script files , from a directory.I have no idea if the sys admin has taken a backup of the system.Is there any possible way I could retrive the lost data.

Please dont move this thread as its very imp :-(

Unix ain't like windoz.
if you issue a $> rm file.lis or a $> rm *.dbf

you are screwed.unless of course you have a backup

afaik on Unix when they are gone...they are gone, they maybe some uber inode type hax that'll get them back but you'd best start groveling to the sys admin.

Hmmmm, yes Grovelwould be appropriate term in this case. :D

good call Chrispy

Hi,
thanks for the reply.
Actually what has happened is

The statement issued was
rm *>LOG instead of rm *.LOG

This deleted all the files in that directory..as well as all the sub-directories..leaving behind a 0 byte LOG file.:-(

I believe Tru64 uses Recycle Bin, not sure about other UNIX tho

Sorry to hear that. I hate when I fat finger $omething.

PHEW...

thank you guys..but those were just links to files..which were deleted..everythin back to normal:D