brian foster blfutvinternetie date fri 19 jul 2002 220002 0100 matthew french thought unix version deleted items folder root hard drive create directory unwanted periodically create hard links every file hard drive hard links way someone accidentally rm whatever still link unwanted 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 résumé 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 fri 19 jul 2002 233809 0100 ilug hard vs softlinks copy files