On Sunday 29 June 2008 07:33:13 am Patrick Shanahan wrote:

* David C. Rankin [06-29-08 00:05]:

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For some reason unexplained, after the most recent round of updates, I am now asked to confirm each file deletion or each overwrite of a file. What setting does this and why did it change during the last round of updates? (/etc/bashrc? /etc/profile?)

It also may be the result of downgrading the kernel from Jan's latest that always includes hxtools. Any help would be appreciated. Having to answer 'y' all the time is a pain...

Not unexplained, hxtools sets it, /etc/hxtools_profile.sh "alias rm=/bin/rm -i"

among other of Jan's preferences

-- Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711

Maybe he meant it to be "alias rm=/bin/rm -I" ?? Mike -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Sunday 29 June 2008 07:34, ka1ifq wrote:

On Sunday 29 June 2008 07:33:13 am Patrick Shanahan wrote:

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Not unexplained, hxtools sets it, /etc/hxtools_profile.sh "alias rm=/bin/rm -i"

among other of Jan's preferences

-- Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711

Maybe he meant it to be "alias rm=/bin/rm -I" ??

Note that this option was introduced in a verision of rm somewhere after SuSE Linux 10.0, which does not have it, while openSUSE 10.3's rm does.

Mike

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On Sunday 29 June 2008 13:55, Patrick Shanahan wrote:

* Randall R Schulz [06-29-08 14:36]:

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On Sunday 29 June 2008 07:34, ka1ifq wrote:

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Maybe he meant it to be "alias rm=/bin/rm -I" ??

Note that this option was introduced in a verision of rm somewhere after SuSE Linux 10.0, which does not have it, while openSUSE 10.3's rm does.

And it does? I seem to be unable to (readily) find reference to "-I" as a parameter for "rm" on google specifying +"-I".

I'd never heard of it before either: % rm --help Usage: rm [OPTION]... FILE... Remove (unlink) the FILE(s). ... -i prompt before every removal -I prompt once before removing more than three files, or when removing recursively. Less intrusive than -i, while still giving protection against most mistakes ...

-- Patrick Shanahan

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