Re: rm: ignorance isn't bliss

2014-10-18 Thread Superingo
> > I considered "alias rm='rm -x'" in a profile, and planned to remember adding > > -f when needed. > > If you're going to hack your profile already, you might as well just > implement the logic there, so that it works on all the systems you > carry that profile to instead of only those where rm

Re: rm: ignorance isn't bliss

2014-10-17 Thread Philip Guenther
On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 5:16 PM, Superingo wrote: >> Your proposal is not going to solve your problem. >> You are not trying to tell me that you plan to type 'rm -x' >> for each and every removal in the future, right? >> And even if you do plan on doing that, it's easy to forget. > > I considered

Re: rm: ignorance isn't bliss

2014-10-17 Thread Superingo
Hi Ingo, thanks for the very quick reply. (Are you sure, you are not needlessly pissed, because I used the "Superingo"-From? This was not meant to affect you or any other real living being! So sorry, if misunderstood!) > Hi Superingo, > > Superingo wrote on Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 09:19:45PM +02

Re: rm: ignorance isn't bliss

2014-10-17 Thread Ingo Schwarze
Hi Superingo, Superingo wrote on Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 09:19:45PM +0200: > I just fatfingered a ';' into a ',': > > $ rm a.out, cc mind.c > > rm: a.out,: No such file or directory > rm: cc: No such file or directory > > In full POSIX-conformance I lost my mind. > Coincidentally I had an idea. >

rm: ignorance isn't bliss

2014-10-17 Thread Superingo
I just fatfingered a ';' into a ',': $ rm a.out, cc mind.c rm: a.out,: No such file or directory rm: cc: No such file or directory In full POSIX-conformance I lost my mind. Coincidentally I had an idea. What do you think? Index: bin/rm/rm.1 =