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    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 :-(

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    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
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    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.

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    Hmmmm, yes Grovelwould be appropriate term in this case.

    good call Chrispy
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    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.:-(

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

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

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

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