Re: the ~ files

[Jim Foltz <jfoltz@raex.com>]

On Sat, Apr 24, 1999 at 03:30:00PM +0200, Khalid EZZARAOUI wrote:
> hello,
> 
> I would like to know if it is possible to delete all file ending by the
> symbol ~
> with the command without risk :
>         rm -R *~
> I have more and more of them every day.
> 
> thanks.

Yes, you can do this command, but if you think a command might be harmful,
why would you use it when you don't really understand it?

Using wildcards can dangerous when used with the rm command. From
experience, I know it is all too easy to type 
rm -rf * ~ instead of rm -rf *~

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