preece%fang@gswd-vms.Gould.COM (Scott E. Preece) (11/19/87)
From: Rahul Dhesi <dhesi@bsu-cs.uucp> > All the UNIX systems I've ever used (UNIX PC, Microport, 4.xBSD, 3B2 > Sys V, Xenix, etc.) come with a source code control system, SCCS or RCS. > > Use it actively! Use it every 10 minutes if you wish. > > Then, when "rm *" hits, you've lost at most 10 minutes of work. ---------- This is fine for avoiding interface mistakes, which is why I alias rm to "rm -i", but won't help at all if the disk crashes, which is why I do the other things I mentioned in my note. -- scott preece gould/csd - urbana uucp: ihnp4!uiucdcs!ccvaxa!preece arpa: preece@Gould.com