cam2@ur-tut.UUCP (Craig McGowan) (11/13/85)
Tonight I discovered a feature of the Finder that is quite useful, and as far as I know, undocumented. (I have never read the finder doc, so correct me if I'm wrong on this). If you have a file that the Finder thinks is in use, or is locked, you can delete it by dragging it into the trash while holding down the option key. I often write programs that create files, but forget to close the file, and then I must reboot or use fedit to change the appropriate bit. Also, when dragging a large number of locked files into the trash, it is easier than "getting info" on each file to change the locked switch. -- Craig McGowan University of Rochester arpa: mcgowan@rochester uucp: ...rochester!ur-tut!cam2 -
jdl@husky.uucp (John Liberty) (11/15/85)
It appears that holding the option key down while dragging icons to the trash is an "unconditional trash". Just like locked files, if you drag an application or a system file to the trash with the option key down, the finder won't ask you about it.-- John Liberty (jdl) seismo!rochester!ritcv!husky!jdl Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, NY