Re: delete file remind

[Elie De Brauwer <elie.de.brauwer@pandora.be>]

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> Hi all:
>
> Could anyone tell me how to config the system so that
> when I delete a file it will remind me first?
>
> Currently, when I type "rm *.java"
> then it just remove all the file.
> but I want the shell ask the users to reconfirm the action.
>
> Thanks a lot!
> Tuan Anh


You don't need to reconfigure your system, you just type 
rm -i *
- -i enters 'interactive mode' see man rm

helios@Kafka:~/bleh$ touch a
helios@Kafka:~/bleh$ touch b
helios@Kafka:~/bleh$ touch c
helios@Kafka:~/bleh$ rm -i *
rm: remove regular empty file `a' ? y
rm: remove regular empty file `b' ? n
rm: remove regular empty file `c' ? y
helios@Kafka:~/bleh$ ls
b

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