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[daybrown <daybrown AT hypertech.net>]

qwms-avib AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> 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:
> --------------------
> alias del='rm -i'
> alias dir='ls -al'
> alias edit='pico -w'
> alias copy='cp'
> alias ren='mv'
> --------------------
> If you want different defaults, edit ~/.profile
>  
Kewl. Would it not, however, be possible to have BL write a batch program
that would offer to delete the designated files/directories the next 
time that OS
is booted?

And btw, is there a tool that will convert curses to batch or vs versus?