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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: /old arrives 
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Date: Mon, 15-Aug-83 20:37:15 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 15 20:37:15 1983
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I have formalized the technique we've used in the past for keeping
just-in-case copies of changed software around until the new version
checks out in normal use.  In the past, we've often moved the old
file into /work and then tried to remember to delete it a few days
later.  There are now two directories, /old and /usr/old, which are
automatically purged of files moved in more than a week ago.
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				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
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