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Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 13:00:43 -0400
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
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Subject: Re: question about rm
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On Tue, Sep 18, 2001 at 11:55:59AM -0500, David Monk wrote:
>Does rm in cygwin have any failsafe for dumb users?

No.

>If a user accidentally deleted a file with rm is there any way to
>restore it?

Besides using something like the Norton Utilities, no.

cgf

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