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From: Christian Gut <cycloon@×××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o, Gentoo Devt <gentoo-dev@l.g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] rm tragedies: was how to clean the "/tmp" dir
Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 09:40:24
Message-Id: 20040530094019.GB664@is-root.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] rm tragedies: was how to clean the "/tmp" dir by purslow@sympatico.ca
1 On Sat, 29 May 2004, purslow@×××××××××.ca wrote:
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3 > given that 'rm' automatically rejects '..' & '.' in these circumstances,
4 > it really shd also reject '/' & '~' (incl '/home/username').
5 > i wonder whether the Gentoo developers cd fix the Gentoo version to do that ?
6
7 oh well, and it should move everything to a recycle bin, and asking two
8 times if you really, really want to delete something.
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10 Hey, this is not windows. Keep thinking, your computer won't do that for
11 you.
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13 And a hint: check the -i parameter.
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