Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Joe Zeff <joe@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On 08/28/2011 10:41 AM, Tim wrote: >> It removes the file, or directory, from the directory*listing* (the >> list of what's on the disc). It doesn't actually remove the file (or >> directory). > > AIUI, it also frees up the inodes to be used again. A deleted file can > be recovered if *and only if* they haven't been reused. for filesystems that use inodes. charles zeitler -- Love is the law, love under will. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines