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Re: deleting files

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Lew wrote:
>> Tell me, is /home/lew/somefile.txt~ a junk file?  (Hint:  It's a backup
>> of an old version that the editor creates when I modify the file.)  At
>> some point, it probably is, but it certainly isn't in a temporary
>> directory!

Luuk wrote:
> This file is not a junk file, because you configured your editor to keep

What an arrogant statement!  I never did any such thing!

> this backup-file. If you do not want it there, than reconfigure your
> editor, or choose another editor.

Oh, so that will make it not a "junk" file?

You are funny.

> It all comes down to the definition of 'junk'-files

I guess you imposed your definition of "junk" on me, huh?  Snap!

You have said nothing to prove or even indicate by evidence that you can 
reliably find "junk" files (howsoever defined) only in temporary directories 
(howsoever defined).  In part that's because you can't.

It is true that "junk" files (howsoever defined) can reside anywhere.  There 
is no guarantee or even hint that they will reside only in temporary 
directories (howsoever defined).  You made that up.

-- 
Lew
Ceci n'est pas une pipe.

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Re: deleting files Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-01-29 08:44 -0500
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