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Erkki Ruohtula wrote:
>
> James Miller wrote:
> > -----------------
> > alias rm='rm -i'
> > -----------------
> 
> As a long-time Unix and Linux user I must object.
> This commonly seen "helpful" redefinition of "rm" is one of
> those things in life that initially looks like a good idea,
> but in reality creates worse problems than it solves.
> 
> Creating a safer file deletion command is fine, but under
> no circumstances call it "rm". Instead give it a different
> name, like "del" or "erase".

BL2 has several of those by default:
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alias del='rm -i'
alias dir='ls -al'
alias edit='pico -w'
alias copy='cp'
alias ren='mv'
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If you want different defaults, edit ~/.profile

Cheers,
Steven