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## 4.11.4 Recovering lost files

If you accidentally deleted important files on your system, there's no way to ``undelete'' them. However, you can copy the relevant files from the floppy to your hard drive. For example, if you deleted `/bin/login` on your system (which allows you to login), simply boot the boot/root floppy, mount the root filesystem on `/mnt`, and use the command

`# cp -a /bin/login /mnt/bin/login`

The `-a` option tells `cp` to preserve the permissions on the file(s) being copied.

Of course, if the files you deleted weren't essential system files which have counterparts on the boot/root floppy, you're out of luck. If you made backups, you can always restore from them.

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