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Posted by ivettelindsay
ivettelindsay
4,004 Points

less hello.txt ~

I accidently typed less hello.txt ~ and ended up with this output

hello.txt (END).

I typed [q] to quit and get back to where I started but when I attempted less hello.txt I did not get the contents of the less command. I also managed to delete or move hello.txt from the documents directory. Please help, your assistance will be greatly appreciated

1 Answer

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points
Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

If you remove a file, it is permanently removed from memory and you can't undo... Sorry to say.

All I can say is you should be careful when using the Console on your local machine. You might delete important files, and unlike deleting files in your Finder/File Explorer, you can't retrieve the files back from the trash can. You should also be extra careful when you are root in the Console.

ivettelindsay
ivettelindsay
4,004 Points

I understand that if a file is deleted it can delete files permanently on the computer I'm using. If I use the terminal setup in treehouse instead of Mac's terminal are the changes permanent on the Mac used?

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

If you do the same thing on a Mac's terminal it is also permanently deleted.