retrieving a deleted file

jyotipg · #1 (**permalink**) 01-04-2002

hi!,
is there any way to retrieve a file that I have deleted few minutes back?? I am using Solaris- 5.6..

cns · #2 (**permalink**) 01-04-2002

There is no way of retreiving a deleted file.

When you delete a file the inode becomes free. Usually this inode will be used for the first new file which is created. So retrieving is not an option

As far as I know there is no undelete of retrieve in UNIX.

The only thing you can do is restore it from tape (if you have saved your file(s) on tape.

jyotipg · #3 (**permalink**) 01-04-2002

well certainly there appears to be no way to retrieve exactly the same deleted file. So, all I could do is look for the file in

/var/preserve/username

that is where VI stores the open files when the session is suddenly terminated. And luckily I found a recent version of my deleted file there...

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