text_combined: wynne conor conor_wynnemaxtorcom use gui dont delete files use option whats called dustbin something conor knows symbolic links im pretty sure softlink mntpublicmntpublicdownloadslinuxwastecpusetiathome homecwynneseti mntpubseti directory resides external raidvolume homeseti internal ide2 drive dont cd around gaf suppose would count across different devices youre wondering probably mntpublic twice restored tapebackup didnt know keeps directory structure know actually fix quickly easily thought firstly mving structure tmp copying back im sure wee genius knows quickie solution mind never even bothered trying priority linked anyway cw hum interesting variation classic technique redefining rm mv files trash prefix suffix variations endless classic techniques provide means roll back accidental rms still considerable scope data lost ways deleting files problem hard link idea like classic techniques rolling back accidental overwrites rolling back overwrites reminds snapshot facility network appliance fileservers various versioning filesystems appeared vanished years one severe gotcha files shouldnt hard links rcs v hence cvs sccs files like rcscvssccs toolsets complain hard links cheers blf innovative experienced unix brian foster dublin ireland chorus embedded rtos kernel internals email blfutvinternetie expert looking new position mobile 353 086 854 9268 rsum contact see website httpwwwblfutvinternetie stop eo exxonmobile whatever dont buy esso dont give damn global warming httpwwwstopessocom supported greenpeace friends earth numerous others irish linux users group iluglinuxie httpwwwlinuxiemailmanlistinfoilug unsubscription information list maintainer listmasterlinuxie mon 22 jul 2002 155542 0100 ilug hard vs softlinks copy files