From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 23 13:48:38 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D031C37B401 for ; Mon, 23 Jun 2003 13:48:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: from post2.inre.asu.edu (post2.inre.asu.edu [129.219.110.73]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 21DDF43FE9 for ; Mon, 23 Jun 2003 13:48:38 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from David.Bear@asu.edu) Received: from conversion.post2.inre.asu.edu by asu.edu (PMDF V6.1 #40111) id <0HGY00G01CH0U6@asu.edu> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 23 Jun 2003 13:48:36 -0700 (MST) Received: from smtp.asu.edu (smtp.asu.edu [129.219.110.107]) by asu.edu (PMDF V6.1 #40111) with ESMTP id <0HGY00F9ZCH0SH@asu.edu> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 23 Jun 2003 13:48:36 -0700 (MST) Received: from moroni.pp.asu.edu (moroni.pp.asu.edu [129.219.120.183]) by smtp.asu.edu (8.11.0/8.11.0/asu_smtp_relay,nullclient,tcp_wrapped) with ESMTP id h5NKmZH10124 for ; Mon, 23 Jun 2003 13:48:35 -0700 (MST) Received: (from iddwb@localhost) by moroni.pp.asu.edu (8.11.6/8.11.6) id h5NKmac12081 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 23 Jun 2003 13:48:36 -0700 Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 13:48:36 -0700 From: David Bear To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-id: <20030623134836.F10286@asu.edu> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i Subject: versioning file system X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: David.Bear@asu.edu List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 20:48:39 -0000 years ago I used a VAX VMS system that automatically saved file versions whenever a file name was clobbered. I've seen wrapper scripts for vi to accomplish the same but it would be nice if someone had actually implemented something at the file system level to do this. Anyone know of anything like that for FreeBSD? -- David Bear phone: 480-965-8257 fax: 480-965-9189 College of Public Programs/ASU Wilson Hall 232 Tempe, AZ 85287-0803 "Beware the IP portfolio, everyone will be suspect of trespassing"