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Re: default skel files (Re: PAGER=less)



On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 03:38:43PM -0400, John Hawkinson wrote:
 > > Other possible aliases:
 > > 
 > >    # This asks for confirmation when deleting, but can be annoying.
 > >    #alias rm rm -i
 > > 
 > >    # These are good for general safety, and not intrusive.
 > >    alias mv mv -i
 > >    alias cp cp -i
 > 
 > These are actively harmful, because they train users to depend on a safety
 > net that may not exist on other systems. That's bad.

true, they shouldn't be uncommented by default.

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David A. Holland
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