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05-30-2007
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how to retrieve original contents of a modified file (modified using vi)
Made changes to a file using vi editor and saved those changes
now realised that the changes are not required How can I get the previous version of the file.i.e the one which was there on which I had made changes 
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05-30-2007
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Not much solace here, http://osr507doc.sco.com/en/OSUserG/...ted_files.html
You could also consider using SCCS.
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05-31-2007
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There probably is no need to make this statement but it can't be stressed enough. Back up any files that you intend on editing no matter how little of a change you plan to make.
Easiest way to do this is make a copy of the file and append the date, time, or relevant note to the end of the file name if you need to ever go back to the original. 
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