Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@sourceware.cygnus.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@sources.redhat.com Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 21:54:14 -0400 Message-Id: <200007200154.VAA14385@envy.delorie.com> From: DJ Delorie To: ejfried@california.sandia.gov CC: Ben.Lawrence@cmr.uq.edu.au, cygwin@sources.redhat.com In-reply-to: <200007200139.SAA06878@california.sandia.gov> (ejfried@california.sandia.gov) Subject: Re: Getting back deleted files References: <200007200139.SAA06878@california.sandia.gov> > 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. -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com