If i try the alias as u gave:
alias rm='mv $1 ./trashdir'
,it gives the foll. output :
mv:cannot create directory 'testrm3': File exists
What does it mean??I am puzzled...
I am not telling it to create a dir. but it seems to try to create that dir.
itself..?
Vineeta
Statux wrote:
> can't you just do:
>
> alias rm='mv "$1" $HOME/trashdir'
>
> that's how I'd do it (at first)... but then I'd realise that I'd lose use
> of rm.. so I'd have to change it around a lil.. I'd have to give my
> altered deletion command a slightly different name:
>
> alias del='mv "$1" $HOME/trashdir'
> alias rm='rm -i'
>
> the second line would make sure that if you accidentally use rm instead of
> del, that you'd be prompted. Remember that the 'f' option overrides the
> 'i' option. So doing 'rm -f' with the alias above, would actually be 'rm
> -if'. The options cancel out.
>
> On Wed, 14 Mar 2001, Vineeta wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > I want to copy any file prior to deletion to a dir. called trashdir
> > in my home dir.
> > I want to achieve this thru' a script.
> > In fact i just tried a small script like this:
> >
> > cat testrmscript --contents of testrmscript file
> > #!/bin/bash
> > echo 'Rm script follows..'
> > rm -i $1
> > #res=$?
> > if [ "$?" = "0" ]
> > then
> > cp $HOME/$1 ./trashdir
> > else
> > exit 1
> > fi
> >
> > Where the arguement passed to the testrmscript is the file to be
> > deleted.For eg. testrm2 is the file to be deleted.
> > Now,i run the above script as follows:
> > ./testrmscript testrm2
> >
> > It prompts me for deletion of the file.If i say "n" which means a value
> > more than 0, it exits as expected.
> > But,if i say "y" i.e. value of 0,it removes the file before copying it.
> >
> > Here,what i see the reason ,is that rm deletes the file before copy
> > takes place.
> > Can i interfere with rm prior to it performing the action?
> >
> > If this works,i can put this script in my .bash_profile and it'll be
> > great.
> >
> > Any comments/suggestions would be great!
> >
> > Cheerio,
> > Vineeta
> >
> >
> >
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