DaZZa wrote:
>
> On Thu, 4 Jul 2002, Simon Bryan wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> > Can anyone tell me why:
> >
> > rm DF21304_Family Statement - *
> >
> > matched all files starting with DF? It was either that one or:
> >
> > rm "DF21304_Family Statement - Alphabetical.c7report"
> >
> > and has left me in deep doggy doo doo??
>
> rm accepts multiple arguments for the name of the file to delete.
>
> Because you've got spaces in your filename, it'll have deleted everything
> which starts with
^^^^^^^^^^^
matches exactly
>
> DF21304_Family
> Statement
>
> and worst of all
>
> * (I.E. everything)
Suggestion: add the following to your .bashrc file:
alias rm='rm -i'
When you rm <something>, it will ask confirmation for each and
every file before deleting it.
And *only* if you are really really sure what you are doing:
rm -f <something>
Every working environment I have on Linux has the above alias,
for safety sake. The minor inconvenience is certainly worth it.
cheers
rickw
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