On Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 03:37:37PM -0700, Brian D. McGrew wrote: > During an open vi session on a source file, the bossman lost a months > worth of work during a power failure. When power was restored he copied > a .swp file back thinking it was an older version of the source. > > I feel really dumb asking this; but is there any think I can attempt for > data recovery on a FC3/ext3 machine to try and recover this file??? > > -brian > vi has an option for these situations. If your were editing a file foo then your would execute: vi -r foo but that will only load the .swp file which should be the file as it was at the time of the power failure. ======================================================================= This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is now in the American experience... We must not fail to comprehend its grave implications... We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence...by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. - Dwight D. Eisenhower, from his farewell address in 1961 ------------------------------------------- Aaron Konstam Computer Science Trinity University telephone: (210)-999-7484
