dsw (command)
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| dsw | |
|---|---|
| Original authors | Dennis Ritchie, Ken Thompson |
| Developer | AT&T Bell Laboratories |
| Initial release | November 3, 1971 |
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| Engine | |
| Operating system | Unix |
| Type | Command |
dsw (delete from switches) is an obsolete Unix shell command which enables deletion of files with non-typeable characters. The command debuted in Unix Version 1 and was replaced by adding the -i option to rm[1] in Version 7. Doug McIlroy wrote that dsw "was a desperation tool designed to clean up files with unutterable names".[2]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ A Brief History of the 'rm' and 'rmdir' commands
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
