On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 06:39:56PM +0200, Christopher Roy Bratusek wrote: > > It's a bad idea to alias rm. It would be better to use your xrm > > directly. If you alias rm and get in the habit of it protecting you, > > one of these days the alias won't be there and OOPS, gone! > > Well... I know what you mean, but I'm using GNU/Linux for seven years now, > it's now > almost impossible to learn to use `xrm' instead of `rm'. Besides, it won't > disappear > somewhen, it's hardcoded (and bound to other stuff, which I know whether it > exists or > not).
You might reinstall your OS one day, either due to hardware failure or simply upgrading. Then you might forget to build the rm alias. Or you might get a job working on Unix systems. The systems at work will not have your rm alias. Or you might be on a friend's computer.... You get the idea, I hope.
