Comments on: give rm a new undo! http://desk.stinkpot.org:8080/tricks/index.php/2006/12/give-rm-a-new-undo/ tricks! Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:46:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Lawrence David http://desk.stinkpot.org:8080/tricks/index.php/2006/12/give-rm-a-new-undo/comment-page-1/#comment-9699 Lawrence David Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:23:25 +0000 http://stinkpot.afraid.org:8080/tricks/index.php/2006/12/give-rm-a-new-undo/#comment-9699 awesome -- thanks ivan!! awesome — thanks ivan!!

]]> By: Ivan Andrus http://desk.stinkpot.org:8080/tricks/index.php/2006/12/give-rm-a-new-undo/comment-page-1/#comment-9691 Ivan Andrus Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:37:44 +0000 http://stinkpot.afraid.org:8080/tricks/index.php/2006/12/give-rm-a-new-undo/#comment-9691 This will break for files with spaces in the names. It's simply a matter of adding quotes around variables in many places. The trickiest one is the first: for file in $*; do should be (though I think it may require bash instead of sh) for file in "$@"; do The following naive quoting breaks because it treats all the arguments as one big argument. for file in "$*"; do This will break for files with spaces in the names. It’s simply a matter of adding quotes around variables in many places. The trickiest one is the first:

for file in $*; do

should be (though I think it may require bash instead of sh)

for file in “$@”; do

The following naive quoting breaks because it treats all the arguments as one big argument.

for file in “$*”; do

]]> By: D http://desk.stinkpot.org:8080/tricks/index.php/2006/12/give-rm-a-new-undo/comment-page-1/#comment-6596 D Sat, 15 Sep 2007 15:03:59 +0000 http://stinkpot.afraid.org:8080/tricks/index.php/2006/12/give-rm-a-new-undo/#comment-6596 Note: in the .profile I had to use alias rm='sh safe_rm.sh' otherwise you coudl try to make it executable by chmod the permissions or possibly call it locally with ./safe_rm.sh. I did not try either of the following. Note: in the .profile I had to use

alias rm=’sh safe_rm.sh’

otherwise you coudl try to make it executable by chmod the permissions or possibly call it locally with ./safe_rm.sh. I did not try either of the following.

]]> By: Lawrence David http://desk.stinkpot.org:8080/tricks/index.php/2006/12/give-rm-a-new-undo/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Lawrence David Tue, 05 Dec 2006 01:23:36 +0000 http://stinkpot.afraid.org:8080/tricks/index.php/2006/12/give-rm-a-new-undo/#comment-110 no spicy offerings please. no spicy offerings please.

]]> By: cubicle_down_the_hallway http://desk.stinkpot.org:8080/tricks/index.php/2006/12/give-rm-a-new-undo/comment-page-1/#comment-109 cubicle_down_the_hallway Tue, 05 Dec 2006 01:20:08 +0000 http://stinkpot.afraid.org:8080/tricks/index.php/2006/12/give-rm-a-new-undo/#comment-109 awesome! i am constructing a small shrine to you in my nook. awesome! i am constructing a small shrine to you in my nook.

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