TOPS-20 Commands Reference Manual

UNDELETE

Restores deleted files.

Format

@UNDELETE (FILES) filespec,...

where:

Restrictions

Erasure of Deleted Files

Ordinarily an UNDELETE command given during the same terminal session as an original deletion will recover the deleted files, unless you included the EXPUNGE subcommand to DELETE or gave a subsequent EXPUNGE command. However, if any user or a batch job logs out while connect to your directory, all deleted files are permanently erased. Also, if available disk space is low on the system, the operator or the system itself may expunge all deleted files. A system warning message is usually sent before this happens.

Special Cases

Restoring Files Deleted With CONTENTS-ONLY Subcommand.

Any files deleted by a DELETE command with a CONTENTS-ONLY subcommand are immediately expunged. You must use the RETRIEVE command to restore these to disk.

Related Commands

filespec is the specification of the file you want to restore.

Default .gen - all generations of the specified files

DELETE for deleting files
DIRECTORY-CLASS commands, with the DELETED subcommand For obtaining lists of deleted files
EXPUNGE for permanently erasing deleted files
RETRIEVE for restoring off-line files to disk

Examples

  1. Undelete a file. 
    @UNDELETE TEST.FIL
 TEST.FIL.1 [OK]
 TEST.FIL.2 [OK]
  2. Access another user's directory, then restore all his deleted files of type .FIL. 
    @ACCESS <CARSON>
Password:___
@UNDELETE <CARSON>*.FIL
 <CARSON>MEMO.FIL.1 [OK]
 <CARSON>SEARCH.FIL.1 [OK]
 <CARSON>TEST.FIL.1 [OK]
 <CARSON>VERFY.FIL.1 [OK]
@END-ACCESS <CARSON>