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Aucbvax.2684 fa.unix-wizards utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!unix-wizards Fri Aug 14 09:34:27 1981 [csvax.mhtsa!eagle!research!dmr@Berkeley: 1970 dsw manual page (honest)] >From Muuss@UTAH-20 Fri Aug 14 09:12:09 1981 I found this at Utah... -Mike --------------- Date: 13 Aug 1981 1431-MDT From: csvax.mhtsa!eagle!research!dmr@Berkeley Subject: 1970 dsw manual page (honest) Remailed-date: 13 Aug 1981 1433-MDT Remailed-from: Jay Lepreau <LEPREAU> Remailed-to: bboard

DSW(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual DSW(1)

NAME dsw - delete from switches

SYNOPSIS (put number in console switches) dsw core

DESCRIPTION dsw reads the console switches to obtain a number n, prints the name of the n-th file in the current directory, and exits, leaving a core image file named core. If this core file is executed, the file whose name was last printed is unlinked (see unlink(2)).

The command is useful for deleting files whose names are difficult to type.

SEE ALSO rm(1), unlink(2)

BUGS This command was written in 2 minutes to delete a particular file that managed to get an 0200 bit in its name. It should work by printing the name of each file in a specified direc- tory and requesting a `y' or `n' answer. Better, it should be an option of rm(1).

The name is mnemonic, but likely to cause trouble in the future.

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