Re: non-interactive deletes

[Bibek Sahu <scorpio dodds net>]

	Redhat aliases 'rm' to 'rm -i' for root.  To view all aliases,
type 'alias' at the prompt.  To remove the alias for rm, type 'unalias
rm'.

	To get it to not ask you w/o removing the alias, use:

bash# rm -rf evil_directory/

- Bob

On Sat, 5 Dec 1998, Bob Segrest wrote:

> Greetings,
> 
> I am running Redhat 5.2 on an older Alpha EB64P motherboard.  For some
> reason the 'rm' command seems t be built with the interactive '-i' switch
> turned on.  In general I have found this an annoyance.  But when a whole
> directory tree needs to be deleted, it is a real pain in the lower rectal
> region.  Am I overlooking something simple here ???
> 
> Does anyone have a suitable 'rm' executable that doesn't pester you  when
> told to delete something ???
> 
> Bob Segrest
> 
> 
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