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elvprsv -- Command Preserve the modified version of a file after a crash elvprsv ["-why elvis died"] /tmp/filename... elvprsv -R /tmp/filename... The command elvprsv, or ``elvis preserved,'' preserves your edited text should elvis die unexpectedly. You can later use the command elvrec to rebuild the edited buffer. You should never need to run elvprsv from the command line. elvis automatically invokes it should it sense that it is about to die. Script /etc/rc should also invoke elvprsv, to preserve any temporary files that may have been left in directory /tmp when the system went down. If elvis were to die unexpectedly while you were editing a file, elvprsv would preserve the most recent version of your text. The preserved text is stored in a special directory; elvprsv does not overwrite your text file. elvprsv sends mail to each user whose work it preserves. Should the preservation directory not be set up correctly, elvprsv simply sends you a mail message that describes how to it manually. Files /tmp/elv* Temporary file that elvis was using when it died. /usr/preserve/p* Text that is preserved by elvprsv. /usr/preserve/Index Text file that names all preserved files and the files in which they are preserved. See Also commands, elvis, elvrec Notes Due to the permissions on directory /usr/preserve, only the superuser root can run elvprsv. If you were editing a nameless buffer when elvis died, elvprsv saves its contents in a file named foo. elvprsv was written by Steve Kirkendall (kirkenda@cs.pdx.edu).