Getting back deleted files

DJ Delorie dj@delorie.com
Wed Jul 19 18:57:00 GMT 2000


> Cautious UNIX folk often alias rm to rm -i, so that rm always asks you
> "if you're sure you want to do that." You must remember that other
> folks -don't- want the behaviour you've described.

I recommend you DON'T do this.  Why?  Because once you get used to it,
the first time you encounter a system you forgot to set this up on,
you'll end up deleting *way* more than you expected.

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