Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!uupsi!sunic!nuug!ulrik!ulrik!aas From: aas@boeygen.nr.no (Gisle Aas) Newsgroups: comp.unix.misc Subject: Re: Protection from "rm *" Message-ID: Date: 11 Oct 90 09:07:37 GMT References: <853@agcsun.UUCP> <22360001@hpcvmcdj.cv.hp.com> Sender: news@ulrik.uio.no (USENET News System) Organization: Norwegain Computing Centre, Oslo, Norway Lines: 7 In-Reply-To: carlj@hpcvmcdj.cv.hp.com's message of 8 Oct 90 15:56:41 GMT The "-i" file trick does not work if you use rm the right way: rm -f - * -- Gisle Aas | snail: Boks 114 Blindern, N-0314 Oslo, Norway Norsk Regnesentral | X.400: G=Gisle;S=Aas;O=nr;P=uninett;C=no voice: +47-2-453561 | inet: Gisle.Aas@nr.no