On 13 Apr 2016 11:23, Anis ELLEUCH wrote: > I would like to ask if it is possible to disable expanding asterisk when it > selects all entries ? > > `$ rm * .jpg` with a mistaken space between asterisk and .jpg will delete > everything in your home directory or in the entire disk. > > In my opinion, when the user asks to select "everything" which could be `*` > or `path/*`, bash has to show a confirmation prompt to check if the user > was not mistaken, this option should be obviously disabled by default > > Another idea: `*` and `/*` should not be interpreted and the user has to > enter another sequence "more powerful" to emphasize selecting all entries ( > `^*` would it work just fine ?)
alternative idea: alias your rm/mv/etc... commands if you're worried
about them. it's not uncommon to do in ~/.bashrc or wherever:
alias rm='rm -i'
then it's safe to `rm * .jpg`. for example:
$ alias rm='rm -i'
$ rm *
rm: remove regular file ‘aaa’? ^C
-mike
signature.asc
Description: Digital signature
