Re: Undelete files on ext3 ??

Andreas Dilger (adilger@clusterfs.com)
Tue, 7 Jan 2003 11:55:44 -0700


On Jan 07, 2003 13:17 -0500, Richard B. Johnson wrote:
> Therefore, it's time for somebody to put a 'dumpster` in all the Linux
> file-systems. Somebody should then modify `rm` and the kernel unlink
> to `mv' files to the dumpster directory on the file-system, instead of
> really deleting them. Then, just like the Redmond stuff, a separate
> program can be used to clear out the "dumpster" or `mv` them back.

This is very FAQ. Please see the l-k archives for any year to find
lengthy discussions about this.

Cheers, Andreas

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