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submitted 3 days ago by gun@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

I'm a complete moron, I should've had that backed up and used trash...
I had to learn the hard way lol

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[-] xor 10 points 3 days ago

I'm a big fan of starting the command with a #, then removing it once I'm happy with the command to defend against accidentally hitting enter

Putting ~ next to the enter key on keyboards (at least UK ones) was an evil villain level decision

[-] Zykino@programming.dev 13 points 3 days ago

When I'm unsure, I ls <the-glob>, chek, then replace ls with rm.

[-] torgeir@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago

This. When the ls command works, hit ctrl-a, meta-d, type rm, enter.

[-] Zykino@programming.dev 3 points 3 days ago

Oh, didn't knew about Alt d. Thx

[-] Corr@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago

I really like this # idea. I've also taken to holding off on adding sudo when deleting privileged files

[-] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 days ago

I never thought of doing that in 40 years. It's a great idea actually. Thanks!

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