On Tue, May 14, 2002 at 02:12:37PM +0000, Vittorio wrote: > What the hell should I do to delete this annoying message, relentlessly > sent to my mailbox? > > Vittorio > > ----- Forwarded message from Nvi recovery program <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Nvi recovery program) > Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 13:04:57 +0000 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Nvi saved the file compi > > On Wed May 8 17:18:28 2002, the user root was editing a > file named compi on the machine woody, when it was saved for > recovery. You can recover most, if not all, of the changes > to this file using the -r option to vi: > > vi -r compi > > > ----- End forwarded message -----
Hi Vittorio, it seems that your editor once crashed but saved the file. I think you can do as the machine suggests > vi -r compi and it will be satisfied. (If you don't need the file any more, you can delete it afterwards.) HTH, Joachim -- Joachim Fahnenmüller Lehrer für Mathematik und Physik Herder-Gymnasium Kattowitzer Straße 52 51065 Köln -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
