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10.0;sald (salvage_directory), revision 1.0, 88/01/21
sald (salvage_directory) -- Salvage a directory.
usage:  sald pathname...  {CL}



DESCRIPTION
     sald corrects problems in directories caused by a system crash or network
     failure.  The specified pathname must refer to a directory.

     sald makes the specified directory usable and saves as much information
     as possible.

     The following are symptoms of damaged directories:

     ⊕  ld reports that the directory is empty, but it cannot be deleted.

     ⊕  ld lists a file in the directory, but no other command can find the
        file.

     ⊕  The directory is completely unreadable, and errors occur on every
        access attempt.

ARGUMENTS
     pathname (required)
                    Specify name of directory to be salvaged.  Multiple
                    pathnames and wildcarding are permitted.

OPTIONS
     sald has no unique options.

EXAMPLES
     Salvage the directory specified.

     $ sald /sqh/data_dir

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