> '#' at the start of a file name implies a device file, so it's a poor > choice to replace '_'. I believe that replica only renames an old > file to _file if it's in a known directory of executables (e.g., > /386/bin, /rc/bin, /acme), so the _file names shouldn't be a big > problem. As far as I know, no actual executable's name starts with > '_', so it's safe to remove /386/bin/_*, for example.
If that is true, then one could easily duplicate the functionality in a script that tidies up after replica. Can anyone suggest such a script and will it be totally safe? ++L
