>>>to use ~ as file .. >>>'~' n "~" >>>or ./~
Yes I know that. A beginner may not know or may not realize on time. >>>I'm not sure this would fly as the new default. I wouldn't make it default either, but it can easily be activated in ~/.bashrc for beginners. ________________________________ From: microsuxx <fxmb...@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 9:29:40 PM To: Andrés Rodríguez Reina <are...@gmv.com> Cc: bug-bash <bug-bash@gnu.org>; Marina López Seoane <marina.lopez.seo...@gmv.com> Subject: Re: [Suggestion] Add warning/error when using the tilde expansion in a folder where the tile-named file/folder exists or \~ On Wed, Feb 12, 2025, 9:05 PM microsuxx <fxmb...@gmail.com<mailto:fxmb...@gmail.com>> wrote: to use ~ as file .. '~' n "~" or ./~ On Wed, Feb 12, 2025, 5:21 PM Andrés Rodríguez Reina <are...@gmv.com<mailto:are...@gmv.com>> wrote: Subject: [Suggestion] Add warning/error when using the tilde expansion in a folder where the tile-named file/folder exists Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]: Machine: x86_64 OS: linux-gnu Compiler: gcc Compilation CFLAGS: -g -O2 -fdebug-prefix-map=/build/bash-Smvct5/bash-5.0=. -fstack-protector-strong -Wformat -Werror=format-security -Wall -Wno-parentheses -Wno-format-security uname output: Linux ltarrr 5.15.133.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2 #1 SMP Thu Oct 5 21:02:42 UTC 2023 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Machine Type: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu Bash Version: 5.0 Patch Level: 17 Release Status: release Description: Due to a mistake in coding a script, a folder named '~' was generated. An unexperienced bash user issued the command "rm -rf ~" by mistake, intending to delete the '~' folder, but this resulted in deleting 150GB+ of data at their home directory. In my opinion, it would be useful to have a warning be issued when in interactive mode, when at the current working directory a file/folder named '~' exists, and a command with a parameter starting with ~ is used (which will produce tilde expansion). Repeat-By: Create a file/folder named '~': mkdir '~' Try to delete it with a bogus command (DO NOT EXECUTE): rm -rf ~ Fix: When in interactive mode and when a suitable flag is activated, an error should appear. For example: <Error: use of ~ is ambiguous. Please either specify '~' or type the home path to avoid ambiguity.> Thank you for your time, Andres R P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.
