Linux - File was deleted and then reappeared when folder was zipped
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Published on 2010-05-11T20:10:46Z
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Hello,
I am using Backtrack 4 Final, which is a Linux distro that is Ubuntu based. I had a directory that contained around 5 files. I deleted one of the files, which sent it to the trash. I then zipped the directory up (now containing 4 files), using this command:
zip -r directory.zip directory/
When I then unzipped directory.zip, the file I deleted was in there again. I couldn't believe this, so I zipped up the directory again, and the file reappeared again but this time could not be opened because the operating system said it didn't exist or something. I don't remember the exact error, and I cannot make this happen again.
Would anyone happen to know why a file that was deleted from a directory would reappear in that directory after it was zipped up? Thank you.
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