Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!sdd.hp.com!think.com!hsdndev!cmcl2!adm!news From: protin@pica.army.mil (Arthur W. Protin Jr.) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: Re: unix undelete ????? Message-ID: <26657@adm.brl.mil> Date: 24 Apr 91 16:14:04 GMT Sender: news@adm.brl.mil Lines: 25 Folks, Marc Wachowitz gave some very bad advice in his message of <9104240626.aa04084@VGR.BRL.MIL> Wed, 24 Apr 91 11:50:34 GMT when he said: > ... Just make "rm" an alias to a simple NEVER EVER make "rm" an alias for something less dangerous than "/bin/rm". People get used to using the command in a friendlier form and wreck havoc when they get into a normal environment. When you want a "delete" that protects you, use "delete" or "del" or "RM" or ........ Of course, such a replacement for "rm" won't remove all use that we might have from an undelete utility. Most of the files that I destroy I do with implicit deletes. Arthur Protin These are my personal views and do not reflect those of my boss or this installation.