If I have done some major change, for example renamed some files etc, how can I roll back the change?
Is there a command that does this?
asked Jun 2, 2010 at 7:07
Rookie Programmer AravindRookie Programmer Aravind
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there is such thing as "shadow copy" available in some versions of windows:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_Copy
Shadow Copy (Volume Snapshot Service or Volume Shadow copy Service or VSS ),
is a technology included in Microsoft Windows that allows taking manual or
automatic backup copies or snapshots of data...
by enabling that service you can go back in time (to a certain degree). other than that: no chance of undo, just as Jawa answered.
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Its interesting, though I have used Deep-freeze and other roll-back tools .. I think this also joins the same group. And... ya there is no chance for undo, as I could experience. Jun 2, 2010 at 9:10
No, there is no such built-in operation as undo for the command line.
However, you can browse the past commands with up & down arrows and if the command is non-destructive (copy, move, rename, ...) you can reverse the effect of it manually (by removing the copied file, moving the file back to original location or swapping the file parameters with rename).
