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# 1  
Old 05-14-2008
how to restore the deleted files
hi,

if i delete a file from /home/san/abc.cpp in linux/unix
and i want to restore it back
how to do that ?
# 2  
Old 05-14-2008
There is no 'undelete' command. You have to restore from tape. OR some other backup.
# 3  
Old 05-14-2008
where do you have the backup? tape... etc. if there isn't a backup you can't restore the files...

edit: jim was faster Smilie
# 4  
Old 05-14-2008
Depends entirely on what sort of backup arrangement you have. Undeleting a file from an ext3 partition is not usually realistically doable.
Last edited by era; 05-14-2008 at 07:33 AM.. Reason: Whoa, triple whammy
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