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Re: "rm" alias which means it defaults to -f



On Sun, Apr 10, 2005 at 06:57:11PM +0100, J. Grant wrote:

> I wonder if someone could tell me the "rm" setting which means it 
> defaults to -f is please?
> I would like to stop this alias.

Assuming you're using the bash shell:

Type 'alias rm' to see what 'rm' is currently aliased as.

Type 'unalias rm' to set 'rm' to it's default behaviour.

Type 'alias rm='rm -i' to set rm to interactive behaviour.

The files /etc/bash.bashrc, /etc/profile, ~/.bashrc, ~/.profile,
~/bash_profile, etc. are locations where this might be set.  See 'man
bash' for more info.

-- 
Ron Peterson
Network & Systems Manager
Mount Holyoke College
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~rpeterso



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