24. Retrieving lost articles/replies (rec.arts.tv.soaps)
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This article is from the rec.arts.tv.soaps FAQ, by Margaret D. Gibbs gibbsm@ll.mit.edu with numerous contributions by others.
24. Retrieving lost articles/replies (rec.arts.tv.soaps)
Have you ever typed a long summary or reply and somehow blew it (hit the
wrong key, system went down, aborted accidentally, etc)? There is a way
to retrieve your file, if you are on a Unix machine! Look in any one
of the following files - located in your home directory.
dead.letter
dead.article
.article
.letter
Note that the latter two files will not be seen if you do a regular "ls".
To see files the begin with a ".", you must type "ls -a".
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