rm(1) says, quite correctly:
Note that if you use rm to remove a file, it is usually possible to
recover the contents of
that file.
This is aimed at those who wish to make sure their data is deleted.
However, it may falsely reassure those who wish to recover deleted
data. I suggest
On 10/03/10 13:46, Reuben Thomas wrote:
rm(1) says, quite correctly:
Note that if you use rm to remove a file, it is usually possible to
recover the contents of that file.
How about just doing: s/is usually/might be/
cheers,
Pádraig.
Pádraig Brady wrote:
On 10/03/10 13:46, Reuben Thomas wrote:
rm(1) says, quite correctly:
Note that if you use rm to remove a file, it is usually possible to
recover the contents of that file.
How about just doing: s/is usually/might be/
what about adding a hint to `shred`?
Have a
On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:08:33 +
Reuben Thomas r...@sc3d.org wrote:
2010/3/10 Pádraig Brady p...@draigbrady.com:
How about just doing: s/is usually/might be/
That seems to me to go a little too far towards reassuring the user
that the data has probably gone. We want to say two not
On 10 March 2010 14:17, C de-Avillez hgg...@ubuntu.com wrote:
On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:08:33 +
Reuben Thomas r...@sc3d.org wrote:
2010/3/10 Pádraig Brady p...@draigbrady.com:
How about just doing: s/is usually/might be/
That seems to me to go a little too far towards reassuring the user
Reuben Thomas wrote:
On 10 March 2010 14:17, C de-Avillezhgg...@ubuntu.com wrote:
How about ... it might be possible, but not easy, to recover ...?
I am also trying to convey the fact that an expert can offer recover
deleted data quickly *and* easily.
Can him?
It largely
On 10 March 2010 23:18, Keisial keis...@gmail.com wrote:
Reuben Thomas wrote:
On 10 March 2010 14:17, C de-Avillezhgg...@ubuntu.com wrote:
How about ... it might be possible, but not easy, to recover ...?
I am also trying to convey the fact that an expert can offer recover
deleted data
Reuben Thomas wrote:
On 10 March 2010 23:18, Keisialkeis...@gmail.com wrote:
Reuben Thomas wrote:
I am also trying to convey the fact that an expert can offer recover
deleted data quickly *and* easily.
Can him?
It largely depends on filesystem and content characteristics, but I
On 10 March 2010 23:52, Keisial keis...@gmail.com wrote:
Reuben Thomas wrote:
On 10 March 2010 23:18, Keisialkeis...@gmail.com wrote:
Reuben Thomas wrote:
I am also trying to convey the fact that an expert can offer recover
deleted data quickly *and* easily.
Can him?
It largely
Keisial wrote:
Reuben Thomas wrote:
I am also trying to convey the fact that an expert can offer recover
deleted data quickly *and* easily.
Can him?
It largely depends on filesystem and content characteristics, but I don't
think that's easy for experts.
At the time that original text in
On 03/10/2010 04:59 PM, Reuben Thomas wrote:
Here's another attempt:
Note that if you use rm to remove a file, it is usually possible to
recover the contents of that file, given sufficient expertise and/or
time.
Given newer file systems, I'd rather see something like:
Note that if you use
Which on my new system causes the check in src/cp.c #if !USE_XATTR to
be true and makes cp bail out when trying to preserve attributes.
Changing it to 1 in lib/config.h fixes it.
% grep AC_DEFINE.\*USE m4/*.m4
m4/acl.m4: AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([USE_ACL], [$use_acl],
m4/threadlib.m4:
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