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From: thor@stout.atd.ucar.edu (Rich Neitzel)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: stupid unix commands
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Date: 2 May 90 18:51:03 GMT
References: <15633@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> <4108@sbsvax.cs.uni-sb.de> <1574@island.uu.net>
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In article <1574@island.uu.net>, daniel@island.uu.net (Dan Smith "fast
screens, loud music, slow car") writes:
|>
|>[ongoing discussion about "yes" threatening to get out of hand at the
|>drop of a byte...]
|>
|>	I've found "yes" does have a use 
Me too - if you alias rm to "rm -i":

yes | rm foo*
             
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