On Tue, May 14, 2002 at 02:12:37PM +0000, Vittorio wrote: > What the hell should I do to delete this annoying message, relentlessly > sent to my mailbox? > > Vittorio > > ----- Forwarded message from Nvi recovery program <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Nvi recovery program) > Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 13:04:57 +0000 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Nvi saved the file compi > > On Wed May 8 17:18:28 2002, the user root was editing a > file named compi on the machine woody, when it was saved for > recovery. You can recover most, if not all, of the changes > to this file using the -r option to vi: > > vi -r compi > > ----- End forwarded message -----
There is more than one way:
1) workaround: Stop rebooting that often. It's Linux. It is not
necessary to reboot.
2) The proper way: as root, run the command:
# vi -r compi
and exit, without saving
3) The hacker's way:
# rm /var/tmp/vi.recover/*
4) The I-dont-care-anymore way:
# dpkg --purge nvi
5) The I-dont-care-anymore-I-think way:
# mv /etc/init.d/nvi /etc/init.d/nvi-GOOMF
Your choice :-)
--
Karl E. Jørgensen
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.karl.jorgensen.com
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