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An application does not need to understand that the filesystem keeps a copy of the previous version of a file. Also in VMS if you use a file without version num
by usr1106 4y ago
An application does not need to understand that the filesystem keeps a copy of the previous version of a file. Also in VMS if you use a file without version number it defaults to the newest one.
- lproven 4y agoI know. I ran clusters of VAX boxes, in production, in the mid-1990s. An ordinary user app doesn't need to know. A file version control system does, though. Development environments need to know. IDEs and programmers' tools need to know.