"Lars Gullik Bjønnes" wrote:
>
> "Garst R. Reese" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> | John Weiss wrote:
> | >
> | > On Mon, Jan 22, 2001 at 04:46:03PM -0500, Lior Silberman wrote:
> | > >
> | > > You should alias rm to be 'rm -i'. This is possible on almost all shells.
> | >
> | > Wherever I can use GNU-fileutils, I alias rm to 'rm -v'. This
> | > prevents one from having to confirm every single delete, while giving
> | > you feedback on what's going on and simultaneously slowing down the
> | > delete enought that you can abort a bad one.
> | >
> | Neither idea addresses the simple fact that rm is plain stupid.
>
> "Stupid is as stupid does"
>
> Lgb
Well, I work with a lot of handicapped people (aren't we all?) and have
become very aware of how a small deficit in hand-eye coordination or
visual acuity can lead to disaster. Unix was not designed with these
people in mind. It's general philosophy is "I'm the infallible
programmer, do what I tell you, no questions asked."
Rick, the stupid lawyer com bungling scientist, LyX contributor fell
prey.
Garst
