dsw (delete from switches) is an obsolete Unix shell command which enables deletion of files with non-typeable characters. The command debuted in Unix Version 1 and was replaced by adding the option to rmA Brief History of the 'rm' and 'rmdir' commands in Version 7. Doug McIlroy wrote that dsw "was a desperation tool designed to clean up files with unutterable names".

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External links Version 1 man page The Truth About Unix....