Colin Watson writes: > Just in case other people try this, 'rm -rf .*' is VERY DANGEROUS. > '.*' expands to include '.' and '..', and if you happen to have > privileges to write to the parent directory then you'll end up > removing all directories *next* to your current directory as well!
That was true on System III, but: toncho//tmp mkdir foo toncho//tmp cd foo toncho//tmp/foo touch a .b toncho//tmp/foo mkdir c .e bar toncho//tmp/foo cd bar toncho//tmp/foo/bar touch .d toncho//tmp/foo/bar rm -rf .* rm: cannot remove `.' or `..' rm: cannot remove `.' or `..' toncho//tmp/foo/bar cd .. toncho//tmp/foo ls -a . .. .b .e a bar c toncho//tmp/foo cd .. toncho//tmp rm -rf foo toncho//tmp ls foo ls: foo: No such file or directory However, I always use something like .??* for the same reason I always type 'sync;sync' before rebooting. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, Wisconsin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
