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Re: rm can accidentally delete dirs
From: |
Alfred M. Szmidt |
Subject: |
Re: rm can accidentally delete dirs |
Date: |
Sun, 09 Feb 2003 15:23:57 +0100 |
rm *f t* should delete '-rf' and the test file,
leaving the directory, however, it interperates -rf as
arguments, deleteing the folder and its contents. (It
also leaves the -rf file).
Not a bug. Wildcards get expanded by the shell, thus what you are
typing (i.e. what the shell is seeing) is "rm -rf testdir". So to be
sure that you want to delete the directory -rf to, type "rm -- *f", or
some such.