Re: [PLUG] Interactive rm

[Art Alexion <art.alexion@verizon.net>]

Dan Widyono wrote:

>>How can I restore rm's default behavior so that "rm *" requires
>>confirmation, but "rm specified_file" does not?
>>    
>>
>
>I don't believe this is how rm works by default.  
>
Sorry.  I should have said "how can I *set* rm's default behavior...?"

That used to be the default behavior in Red Hat 6.2 and (I think 7.x)
... though I have been in the habit of using the -f option when I really
want to delete everything so I don't know when I stopped having to do that.


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