Mike Frysinger <vap...@gentoo.org> writes: > On 14 Apr 2016 09:23, Andreas Schwab wrote: >> Mike Frysinger <vap...@gentoo.org> writes: >> > alternative idea: alias your rm/mv/etc... commands if you're worried >> > about them. it's not uncommon to do in ~/.bashrc or wherever: >> > alias rm='rm -i' >> >> That's the worst advice you can give. > > hyperbole much ?
No, I mean it. >> If you lose the alias for whatever reason you get silent failure. > > you mean you get the status quo. oh no! If you depend on the safety net you lose. Andreas. -- Andreas Schwab, SUSE Labs, sch...@suse.de GPG Key fingerprint = 0196 BAD8 1CE9 1970 F4BE 1748 E4D4 88E3 0EEA B9D7 "And now for something completely different."