[Gllug] Is this funny

[Paul Brazier]

> Not quite, but what I have done is:
> 
> 	rm *&.sh
> 
> The * and & keys being next to each other, my finger had rolled over
> and just clipped the & without me noticing, until the last 
> ohnosecond[1]
> when my hand was heading for the return key, but it was too 
> late to stop
> it...

Is there any logical reason why linux doesn't have an "undelete" command
built in?

It would seem quite useful as typos and accidental deletions would seem
quite common.
Surely the actual data is usually lying around on the disk somewhere.
Even is it has been overwritten it could at least have a go.

Is it because of the way linux can have non-local filesystems grafted
on?
Or some security problems?

Why not have a kind of "command-line recycle bin" where deleted files go
until you empty it?
Could you have an amended "rm" that moves deleted stuff to somewhere
like this instead of deleting it totally. Then some switch to *really*
delete this when you're sure?

--
Paul Brazier
Cosmos UK 


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