elvrec -- Command

Recover the modified version of a file after a crash
elvrec [preservedfile [newfile]]

Should elvis  die while you  were editing a file,  it automatically invokes
the  command elvprsv  to preserve  the most recent  version of  your edited
text.  elvprsv  stores the preserved  text in a special  directory: it does
not overwrite your text file

The  command elvrec  locates the  preserved version of  a file,  and either
overwrites your text file or creates a new file, whichever you prefer.  The
recovered file will hold nearly all of your changes.

To  see a  list of  all  recoverable files,  run elvrec  with no  argument.
preservedfile  names  the file  into  which elvprsv  had  saved the  edited
buffer.  elvrec  is very picky about  file names: you must  use exactly the
same path name as you did to edit the file.

newfile names the file into which  elvrec writes the edited buffer.  If you
do not name a newfile on  its command line, elvrec overwrites your original
file with the preserved, edited version.

Files


/usr/preserve/p*
     The text that was preserved when elvis died.
/usr/preserve/Index
     The names  of all  preserved files,  and the names  of the  files that
     preserve their text.

See Also

commands,
elvis,
elvprsv

Notes

Due to  the permissions on the directory  /usr/preserve, only the superuser
root can run elvrec.

If you  haven't set  up a  directory for file  preservation, then  you must
manually run the program elvprsv instead of elvrec.

If you  were editing a nameless  buffer when elvis died,  then elvrec saves
the text into a file named foo.

elvrec was written by Steve Kirkendall (kirkenda@cs.pdx.edu).

© 2012 by Stephen A. Ness