Question on File deletion on Linux

[err]

Hi, a newbie question 🙂

If I delete a file using rm / rmdir command from the prompt, is it permanently deleted ? Is there anyway I can recover it ?

Also, by default Unix doesn't let you delete directory with stuffs in it. How do I overwrite that and delete the whole thing ? (tried the --ignore ... switch.. doesn;t work 🙁)

Please enlighten me 🙂

eRr

 

[Rendus]

You're looking for rm -r (recursive - deletes directories and files inside them)

Usually, deleting files on ext2 is perminant, but you can undelete files if you follow these instructions: http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/mini/Ext2fs-Undeletion

 

[n0cmonkey]

Another way to make UNIX like systems more microsoftish is you can alias rm and rm -r to something like mv ~/.trashcan

 

[err]

Thanks ! that works fine for me 🙂

eRr

 

[MGMorden]

<< Another way to make UNIX like systems more microsoftish is you can alias rm and rm -r to something like mv ~/.trashcan >>



That's a great tip. Never thought of that one. I think I'll do that (and tack on a line in the shutdown script to clear the "trashcan" at shutdown).

 

[n0cmonkey]

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<< Another way to make UNIX like systems more microsoftish is you can alias rm and rm -r to something like mv ~/.trashcan >>



That's a great tip. Never thought of that one. I think I'll do that (and tack on a line in the shutdown script to clear the "trashcan" at shutdown). >>



I did that for a while, but I just found it annoying. I live with my mistakes and pray I backed that part up 😉