Hi,
I think zsh has the best of both worlds in this:
__> rm -rf *
zsh: sure you want to delete all the files in /tmp? (waiting ten seconds)
[yn]? n
__> rm -rf foo*
__>
So, it makes you wait for 10 seconds if you do rm -rf *, so no
knee jerk responses are likely to make it through, but rm -rf of a
smaller set (where you are likely to have considered what you are
deleting) just go through.
manoj
RM_STAR_SILENT (-H) <K> <S>
Do not query the user before executing ?rm *? or ?rm path/*?.
RM_STAR_WAIT
If querying the user before executing ?rm *? or ?rm path/*?,
first wait ten seconds and ignore anything typed in that time.
This avoids the problem of reflexively answering ?yes? to the
query when one didn?t really mean it. The wait and query can
always be avoided by expanding the ?*? in ZLE (with tab).
--
Like I always say -- nothing can beat the BRATWURST here in DUSSELDORF!!
Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@xxxxxxx> <http://www.golden-gryphon.com/>
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