VMS Help EDIT, /ACL, /RECOVER  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    Restores an ACL from a journal file at the beginning of an
    editing session.

    Format

      /RECOVER  [=file-spec]

      /NORECOVER

1 - Description

    The /RECOVER qualifier specifies that the ACL editor must restore
    the ACL from a journal file. The ACL editor restores the ACL
    to the state it was in when the last ACL editing session ended
    abnormally.

    By default the journal file is given the name of the object and
    a .TJL file type. If you specify a more meaningful name for the
    journal file when you invoke the ACL editor (by using /JOURNAL),
    specify that file name with the /RECOVER qualifier.

2 - Example

  $ EDIT/ACL/JOURNAL=SAVEACL MYFILE.DAT
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  User creates ACL until system crashes
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  $ EDIT/ACL/JOURNAL=SAVEACL/RECOVER=SAVEACL MYFILE.DAT

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  ACL is restored and user proceeds with editing until done
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    ^Z
  $

      The first command in this example starts the ACL editing
      session and specifies that the ACL editor must save the journal
      file SAVEACL.TJL if the session ends abnormally. The session
      proceeds until it is aborted by a system crash.

      The next command restores the lost session with the journal
      file SAVEACL.TJL. To end the session, press Ctrl/Z. The ACL
      editor saves the edits and deletes the journal file.