Ok, I read along as you guys discussed the bug. I can tell you that your proposed fix sounds great to me, I see no reason why a more advanced user can't comment out some lines in their .bashrc. Though I think it might be prudent to add a line to the tar manual mentioning the alias. I can also tell you that the alias would not have helped me as I use zsh. And that when asked if I was an advanced linux user, would probably have said yes. I just think it is really odd behavior, very wrong. There are many things in ubuntu which I don't think are standard unixisms. Most cli programs prompt far more often than those on other linux's I have used. Would it be possible to make it so that there was an alias, that instead of doing a backup, prompted? Could you make the prompting check to see if it was in an interactive terminal or not, and only prompt if it wasn't some behind the scenes shell script?
On 5/17/07, Micah Cowan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A contributor to the discussion, Scott Kitterman, recommended that the > appropriate action for this bug is to close it as "works as designed", > and invite you to submit a specification for "system changes to reduce > the risk of accidental data loss by new users." > > > That's, I think, the right way to deal with this type of design issue. > Also > > it gives them a chance to be involved in the discussion and the community > and > > feel valued. > > I believe I agree with that. That would be the best way to get the right > kind of discussion, and maximum community interaction, to find the best > possible solution. > > > ** Changed in: bash (Ubuntu) > Assignee: Micah Cowan => (unassigned) > Status: Confirmed => Rejected > > -- > Tar overwrites without prompting by default > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/113154 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > -- - Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Tar overwrites without prompting by default https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/113154 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
