Re: linux-2.5.4-pre1 - bitkeeper testing

[Steven Cole]

On Monday 11 March 2002 12:15 pm, Hans Reiser wrote:
> Steven Cole wrote:
> >I fiddled around a bit with VMS, and it looks like the following command
> > set things up for me so that I only have one version for any new files I
> > create:
> >
> >SET DIRECTORY/VERSION_LIMIT=1 SYS$SYSDEVICE:[USERS.STEVEN]
> >
> >This change was persistant across logins.  Hope this helps.
> >
> >Steven
>
> This affects all directories and all files for user steven, or just one
> directory?

The above example affected all subsequently created files and subsequently
created directories under user steven, such as DKA300:[USERS.STEVEN.TESTTHIS].
Previously created directories retain their previous version_limit setting, which
I checked in DKA300:[USERS.STEVEN.HELLOWORLD].  Previously created files also
retain their previous version_limit setting.

I also set the version_limit for the whole disk (as SYSTEM) with 
SET DIRECTORY/VERSION_LIMIT=1 DKA300:[000000], but again this only affected
subsequently created files and directories along with the files they contain.

I have not figured out how to set the version_limit retroactively; perhaps it is
not possible with a simple command.  Obviously, you could do this with a DCL 
script if you really wanted to.

Steven