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Dylan16807
on Dec 4, 2011
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How do I prevent accidental rm -rf /*?
There's already a flag to preserve /, but that won't help you with /*.
mahyarm
on Dec 5, 2011
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a flag you have to type all the time, or a default that you have to flag out? You can write code to detect /* too.
Dylan16807
on Dec 5, 2011
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It might be default in some distros but there is no reason not to put it in an alias. The point is that it's already there and you don't have to modify your rm binary.
And how can you detect /* if the shell expands it?
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