protect: Protect a file from deletion
Package: system
Usage
protect files
Parameters
- files
- A template specifying the file or files to be protected.
Description
Protect asserts protection from deletion for the specified files. A protected file can be deleted only by first "unprotecting" it. File protection is preserved when a file is copied or renamed, even when copied or renamed to a remote network node, but may be lost when a file is backed up on tape and later restored (depending upon what utility one uses). Note that imagefiles are automatically protected to prevent accidental deletion of the header file, leaving a "zombie" pixel file somewhere on disk.
Examples
1. Protect the file "paper.ms" from deletion, accidental or otherwise.
cl> protect paper.ms
2. Protect all the ".ms" files from deletion.
cl> protect *.ms
See also
unprotect, delete