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  • Confirm File Deletions in Qshell

    August 2, 2002 Timothy Prickett Morgan

    Hey, Ted:

    I accidentally deleted a file in Qshell. I know about the -i option for the rm command, but I forget to use it. Is there any way I can make the -i option the default setting?

    — Lynn

    Use an alias, Lynn. An alias is an alternate name for a command string.

    Add the following line to the .profile file in your home directory.

    alias rm='rm -i'
    

    If you want to change the default for all users, edit /etc/profile instead.

    When you run the rm command, Qshell will substitute rm -i for the rm you type. You will see the following message for each file specified as an argument to the command.

    rm: 001-2145 Do you want to remove the file 
    or directory myfile (Y or N)?
    

    You will have to type the letter y (in either upper- or lowercase) and press Enter to delete a file.

    Be aware that the cp and mv commands replace files without warning. Like rm, these commands can take the -i option. You may want to define similar aliases for these two commands.

    If the rm alias is defined, but you wish to avoid the confirmation prompt, use the -f option.

    rm  -f  myfile
    

    If you prefer, you can precede the command with a backslash () to avoid the prompt for confirmation.

    rm  myfile
    

    To see a list of defined aliases, type alias with no arguments on the Qshell command line and press Enter.

    — Ted

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