1. A method in a data-processing system for recovering data, comprising: identifying desired data from a command line interface displayable within a display area of a data-processing system; automatically saving said desired data in a memory location of said data-processing system, in response to identifying said desired data from said command line interface; and automatically recovering said data from said memory location of said data-processing system for display within said command line interface, if said desired data is inadvertently deleted.