Dsw (command)
Obsolete shell command for deleting files with unutterable names
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dsw (delete from switches) is an obsolete Unix shell command which enables deletion of files with non-typeable characters. The command debuted in Unix Version 1 and was replaced by adding the -i option to rm[1] in Version 7. Doug McIlroy wrote that dsw "was a desperation tool designed to clean up files with unutterable names".[2]
Initial releaseNovember 3, 1971
| dsw | |
|---|---|
| Original authors | Dennis Ritchie, Ken Thompson |
| Developer | AT&T Bell Laboratories |
| Initial release | November 3, 1971 |
| Operating system | Unix |
| Type | Command |
