(Whoops, hit send too early on last post.)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gavin Sinclair [mailto:gsinclair / soyabean.com.au]
> Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 12:26 AM
> To: ruby-talk ML
> Subject: Re: Thank God for backups
>
>
> From: "Daniel Carrera" <dcarrera / math.umd.edu>
>
>
> > >   alias rm='rm -i'
> >
> > I have no patience for 'rm -i'.  Indeed, that was the default and I
> > unaliased it.
>
> I don't blame you, but it's no big deal for a small number of files.  When you
> can stuck on a large number, and you're sure you want to delete them, then
> 'rm -f *'.

aliasing rm to rm -i is a common thing, but I generally see the unix neophytes
do it.  Mainly because once you get used to that, moving to a machine where you
don't have all your pet aliases is way, way more dangerous.

Learn the defaults and understand their implications.  That way you're never
surprised.