From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!vax135!cornell!pavel
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Title: Re: recovering lost files
Article-I.D.: cornell.3064
Posted: Tue Jun  1 19:29:30 1982
Received: Wed Jun  2 03:03:10 1982
References: we13.264

Better than trying to remember to use a command like 'save' is to set the
csh variable 'noclobber', which will at least prevent you from '>'ing
into an existing file.  If you don't use the csh, then here's another
reason to do so.  BTW, I don't buy the explanation that people necessarily
must remember to be careful; they will always make mistakes and a good
environment should either notice dumb things and ask for confirmation or
provide a method for 'undoing' such errors.

	Pavel Curtis