[olug] Unix Tip: OOPS.. RM STAR
CM Miller
cmmiller1973 at yahoo.com
Thu Apr 24 21:59:04 UTC 2003
or just create an alias
--- troehr at nj-onramp.com wrote:
> That is, of course assuming that you don't have any
> other file names that might
> be expanded in the list before the -i file...
>
> Quoting Unix Guru Universe <listserv at ugu.com>:
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> > OOPS.. RM STAR
> >
> > To prevent accidental removal
> > of files in a directory you
> > can create a file called "-i"
> > this is done from a bourne
> > shell by typing:
> >
> > > -i
> >
> > this will be the first file in
> > the directory so if you type:
> >
> > rm *
> >
> > The rm command assumes you have typed:
> >
> > rm -i *
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