g4sra via Dng wrote: > I opt to live dangerously..(shove an '-r' in there too if you feel like it) > $ rm -i .* * > this way you can delete illegitimate entries without hacking the filesystem.
That is definitely dangerous indeed. For example if for whatever
reason one happens to have "-f" as a file name then it will override
the "-i" listed as a command line option and then all files will be
deleted without question.
$ mkdir /tmp/testdir
$ cd /tmp/testdir
$ touch ./-f .foo foo
$ echo rm -i .* *
rm -i . .. .foo -f foo
$ rm -i .* *
rm: cannot remove '.': Is a directory
rm: cannot remove '..': Is a directory
$ ll -a
-rw-rw-r-- 1 rwp rwp 0 Sep 22 14:57 -f
drwxrwxr-x 2 rwp rwp 60 Sep 22 14:57 ./
drwxrwxrwt 11 root root 760 Sep 22 14:57 ../
Where is .foo? Where is foo? There was no -i prompt. The -f file is
still on disk and not removed? All correct behavior given the
command as given.
When dealing with file globs like "*" it is always better to prefix it
with "./" as in "./*" so as to avoid the first character having any
possibility of matching a dash and being interpreted as an option.
You make your own luck! :-)
[[ I have seen people intentionally leave a -i file in their home
directory so as to intentionally have rm * cause it to be interpreted
as an option. I recommend not relying upon it though. ]]
Bob
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