Hello Viktor.

18 Sep 04 03:19, you wrote to me:

 VP> Hello Jasen!

 VP> 17 Sep 04 08:13, you wrote to me:

 VP>>> Hmm, my cp will simply replace the device node with the file,
 VP>>> which can be painfull bud definetly not lethal to the content of
 VP>>> the device... or am i missing something?
 JB>> hmm, that's not what happens here. (yep just tested it on
 JB>> /dev/fd0) definately copies the file into the device.

 VP> Maybe they changet it in my version or something, dunno. Which version
 VP> you have? mine is 4.5.7

cp is fromm GNU(?) fileutils 4.1  the OS version was linux 2.4.20
if mv was used instead of cp I think it would have the effect you describe.

 VP> PS: 2 other funny things i've done once: rm /mnt with my win98
 VP> partition still mounted there,

here  "rm /mnt"  complains "/mnt is a directory"

 VP>  and mkswap-ing a partition that contained data.

ah, that one could be a problem. but should be atleast partially
recoverable depending on the format and the tools available.

Jasen

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