


ELVREC(1)                                               ELVREC(1)


NNAAMMEE
       elvrec  -  Recover  the modified version of a file after a
       crash

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       eellvvrreecc [_p_r_e_s_e_r_v_e_d_f_i_l_e [_n_e_w_f_i_l_e]]

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       If you're editing a  file  when  _e_l_v_i_s  dies,  the  system
       crashes,  or  power fails, the most recent version of your
       text will be preserved.  The preserved text is stored in a
       special  directory;  it  does NOT overwrite your text file
       automatically.

       The _e_l_v_r_e_c program locates  the  preserved  version  of  a
       given  file,  and writes it over the top of your text file
       -- or to a new file, if you prefer.   The  recovered  file
       will have nearly all of your changes.

       To see a list of all recoverable files, run _e_l_v_r_e_c with no
       arguments.

FFIILLEESS
       /usr/preserve/p*
              The text that was preserved when _e_l_v_i_s died.

       /usr/preserve/Index
              A text file which lists the names of all  preserved
              files,  and the names of the /usr/preserve/p* files
              which contain their preserved text.

BBUUGGSS
       _e_l_v_r_e_c is very picky about filenames.  You must tell it to
       recover  the  file using exactly the same pathname as when
       you were editing it.  The simplest way to do this is to go
       into  the same directory that you were editing, and invoke
       _e_l_v_r_e_c with the same filename as _e_l_v_i_s.  If  that  doesn't
       work,  then  try  running _e_l_v_r_e_c with no arguments, to see
       exactly which pathname it is using for the desired file.

       Due to the permissions on the /usr/preserve directory,  on
       UNIX  systems  _e_l_v_r_e_c  must  be run as superuser.  This is
       accomplished by making the _e_l_v_r_e_c executable be  owned  by
       "root" and setting its "set user id" bit.

       If  you're editing a nameless buffer when _e_l_v_i_s dies, then
       _e_l_v_r_e_c will pretend that the file was named "foo".

AAUUTTHHOORR
       Steve Kirkendall
       kirkenda@cs.pdx.edu






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