gyoza on 1 Feb 2006 17:09:47 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] Interactive rm


Create an alias.

Art Alexion wrote:
> When I first started using Linux about 5 years ago, "rm *" defaulted to
> "rm -i *".
>
> I just clumsily deleted all of the files in a directory with the numpad
> -- trying to type "*.flac", I hit the enter key with the side of my
> finger slightly before it hit the "." key.
>
> How can I restore rm's default behavior so that "rm *" requires
> confirmation, but "rm specified_file" does not?
>   
>
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