Aresearch.19 NET.general utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!mhtsa!eagle!research!dmr Wed Aug 12 00:02:17 1981 dsw manual page (honest) DSW(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual DSW(1) NAME dsw - delete from switches SYNOPSIS (put number in console switches) dsw core DESCRIPTION _d_s_w 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 _c_o_r_e. If this core file is executed, the file whose name was last printed is unlinked (see _u_n_l_i_n_k(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 _r_m(1). The name is mnemonic, but likely to cause trouble in the future. Printed 8/11/81 PDP-7 local 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.