Xref: utzoo alt.sources:152 alt.flame:1847 Path: utzoo!hoptoad!mejac!decwrl!labrea!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!constance.rutgers.edu!webber From: webber@constance.rutgers.edu (Bob Webber) Newsgroups: alt.sources,alt.flame Subject: Re: Public Domain version of: yes(1) Message-ID: Date: 7 Apr 88 01:43:27 GMT References: <997@daisy.UUCP> Followup-To: alt.flame Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 27 In article <997@daisy.UUCP>, klee@daisy.UUCP (Ken Lee) writes: > In article <2561@bsu-cs.UUCP> dhesi@bsu-cs.UUCP (Rahul Dhesi) writes: > >As you all know, some UNIX users alias "rm" to "rm -i", even though > >you can now do > > rm < yes > >to delete specified files without having to type y for each file. > > I take it you really meant "yes | rm". A much cleaner solution is > just > \rm Actually /bin/rm -rf / always works fine for me. It may not be quick and efficient, but you don't have to worry about forgetting to delete something. Of course, to get maximum usage from your system you want to first type find /usr/spool/news -type f -exec /bin/cat \{\} \; >x then emacs x suspend out of emacs and type /bin/rm -rf / & and then resume the emacs knowing that no one else on the system is going to bother you while you are reading news! Enjoy. --- BOB (webber@athos.rutgers.edu ; rutgers!athos.rutgers.edu!webber)