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Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2016 00:33:46 +0000 (UTC)
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In comp.os.linux.advocacy Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> wrote:
> On 04/14/2016 07:45 PM, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> 
>> That's because the user was not warned of the danger. By default, rm
>> doesn't ask for confirmation, which was changed in Window$. :)
>>
> 
> I find those confirmations to have minuscule value. They're mostly an 
> impediment when you want to do something.
> 
> I remember a text editor (one place where "command line" is not such a 
> good thing),

sez you.