From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!mhtsa!ihnss!harpo!duke!mcnc!idis!dan Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Title: Re: recovering lost files Article-I.D.: idis.115 Posted: Wed May 26 03:01:17 1982 Received: Sat May 29 08:38:11 1982 References: sdcsvax.2016 A problem with UNIX? I have not accidentally destroyed an important file in several years on UNIX, though I have on RSX. I guess a klutzy user interface creates a need for file versions. UNIX may be a bit eccentric, but it is not klutzy. Programs like cc can (and have) been changed to make sure the output file specification is reasonable. I recommend daily (incremental) backup in case an important file is lost. Any file not worth going to a backup tape for is probably not worth the effort of maintaining a file system with file versions. Dan Strick