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How to recover a removed file under Linux?

Fresh3 days ago
Mar 15, 2026340153 views
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Problem

By accident, I used on a file I didn't want to delete. Is there a way that I can get it back under Linux?

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rm

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The following are generic steps to recover text files. First use wall command to tell user that system is going down in a single user mode: Press CTRL+D to send message. Next use init 1 command to take system to a single user mode: Using grep (traditional UNIX way) to recover files Use following grep syntax: OR Where, To recover text file starting with "nixCraft" word on /dev/sda1 you can try following command: Next use vi to see file.txt. This method is ONLY useful if deleted file is text file…

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