On Sat, 25 Feb 2017 19:32:26 -0500 Remy Gauthier <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > The "-f" option (force) will basically ignore any non write access > protections. Without it, rm will prompt for each file that needs to be > deleted if the proper access rights are not correctly set (which I > find annoying when I want to delete a directory tree). In this > specific case, the intent is to remove the entire folder so using -f > will allow rm to perform its task in silent mode. Obviously, it needs > to be used with some level of caution, like any silent function > operator; this is why I also proposed an alternate method that allows > the possibility of recovery. But it is still up to the user to decide. Indeed but unless you know that there are such difficulties in the path, you shouldn't generally use the -f option. It's much safer to try without it and then repeat the command once you've established exactly what a particular problem is. Otherwise it's far too easy to mistype the path and/or not be in the working directory you think you are and so remove files that are write-protected specifically to reduce the likelihood of such accidents. It's up to you what procedures you follow on your own systems, of course, but it's best to recommend safer procedures to the great unwashed that may read this list. Cheers, Dave > Rgds, > > Rémy Gauthier. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
