On Mon, 10 Jan 2005, Steve Greenland wrote: > On 10-Jan-05, 03:14 (CST), Norbert Pabis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In crontab command, option -r should require confirmation by default. > > This is because it is just by button 'e' on keyboard, which does > > editing, and it's easy to make a mistake. > > I'm not going to make Debian's crontab different from all the others. > When using commands that alter files (rm, shell redirection, etc.), look > at what you're doing before you press "enter".
Yes, and all other tools can have an override aliased to them. For instance, 'rm -i', or bash's 'set -o noclobber' Hopefully some of the other distribs would be sensible enough to pick up the -i patch too. -- Tim Connors | Anglo-Australian Observatory http://site.aao.gov.au/twc | Coonabarabran, NSW 2357, Australia | Tel: +61 2 6842 6286 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
