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Subject: Re: ext3 and undeletion
To: jstrand1@rochester.rr.com (James D Strandboge)
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> /root/.bashrc /etc/fstab'), wouldn't 'cp' (or most any other app) first
> unlink the first file (/etc/fstab), then create and write the new one?

Unlikely - It will truncate it and write over it. Try strace cp 8)
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