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rm: tweak wording about loss of data warning
authorEric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:31:44 +0000 (09:31 -0600)
committerEric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:41:59 +0000 (15:41 -0600)
* src/rm.c (usage): Update wording to make two points more
apparent: undelete is not trivial, and partial recovery should be
a consideration factor in deciding whether rm is secure enough.
Initially suggested by Reuben Thomas.

src/rm.c

index d9a1f8bf6a48b3bd1b2a50f7c24fc1fea3dc77e6..42f0a579538707f2a72c276ad0fa8fb225dffab1 100644 (file)
--- a/src/rm.c
+++ b/src/rm.c
@@ -176,9 +176,9 @@ use one of these commands:\n\
               program_name, program_name);
       fputs (_("\
 \n\
-Note that if you use rm to remove a file, it is usually possible to recover\n\
-the contents of that file.  If you want more assurance that the contents are\n\
-truly unrecoverable, consider using shred.\n\
+Note that if you use rm to remove a file, it might be possible to recover\n\
+some of its contents, given sufficient expertise and/or time.  For greater\n\
+assurance that the contents are truly unrecoverable, consider using shred.\n\
 "), stdout);
       emit_ancillary_info ();
     }