NVI.RECOVER(8) BSD System Manager's Manual NVI.RECOVER(8) NNAAMMEE nnvvii..rreeccoovveerr - send mail about recoverable files SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS nnvvii..rreeccoovveerr [--dd _d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y] DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN The nnvvii..rreeccoovveerr utility sends mail to users about files which they were editing with nvi(1) when the system crashed, the editor received a SIGHUP, or the user requested preservation of the file. The options are as follows: --dd Look in the specified directory instead of the default ``/var/tmp/vi.recover''. File names are expected to be of the form ``vi.file.123456'', where ``file'' is the last component of the name of the file the user was edit- ing and ``123456'' is a random string of digits. SSEEEE AALLSSOO nvi(1) HHIISSTTOORRYY The nnvvii..rreeccoovveerr command appeared in 4.4BSD. 4th Berkeley Distribution May 16, 1993 1