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040531 Todd Berman wrote: |
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> So when you have been up for 30 hours |
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> you are going to remember to type -c ? |
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no, you type 'rm -rc *' instead of 'rm -rf *'. |
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> cause aliasing will break those same shell scripts... |
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no, it won't: aliasing 'rm' = 'rm -i' doesn't break scripts now. |
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> If you want a safe rm, alias -i and accept breakage, |
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> type -i, or just dont use rm... |
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again, read what i wrote: it explains the vital difference. |
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> this is a pointless debate in my opinion, |
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> especially one to have here over a course of days. |
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well, any debate is pointless if you have a closed mind. |
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mb you shd take the trouble to read what i wrote & think re it briefly. |
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