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Subject: Re: V6 "dsw(1)": A Russian Contribution to UNIX
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The final answer to dsw:

From research!dmr Wed Aug 12 00:02:17 1981
Subject: dsw manual page (honest)

DSW(1)              UNIX Programmer's Manual               DSW(1)



NAME
     dsw - delete from switches

SYNOPSIS
     (put number in console switches)
     dsw
     core

DESCRIPTION
     _d_s_w reads the console switches to obtain a number _n, prints
     the name of the _n-th file in the current directory, and
     exits, leaving a core image file named _c_o_r_e. If this core
     file is executed, the file whose name was last printed is
     unlinked (see _u_n_l_i_n_k(2)).

     The command is useful for deleting files whose names are
     difficult to type.

SEE ALSO
     rm(1), unlink(2)

BUGS
     This command was written in 2 minutes to delete a particular
     file that managed to get an 0200 bit in its name.  It should
     work by printing the name of each file in a specified direc-
     tory and requesting a `y' or `n' answer.  Better, it should
     be an option of _r_m(1).

     The name is mnemonic, but likely to cause trouble in the
     future.



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