seth@megad.UUCP (Seth H Zirin) (04/23/85)
> Robert Walsh of USL writes: > --------------------------- > I recently found out that any filename begining with > '#' will be deleted upon logout. I tried it, and, sure enough, it works. > I haven't been able to find this mentioned in any docuemtation. I've never seen this service provided in the vanilla version of any of the following editions of Unix: V[67], 4.[12]BSD, SIII, SV.[12] If you have the seashell (csh) you can "do it yourself" by putting the following line in your $HOME/.logout file: find $HOME -name '#*' -exec /bin/rm -f '{}' ';' -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Seth H Zirin USmail: Megadata Corp. 35 Orville Dr., Bohemia, NY 11716 Phone: 516-589-6800 (M-F 9-5 EST) UUCP: {decvax, ihnp4}!philabs!sbcs!megad!seth Keeper of the News for megad