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August 16, 2013 15:05
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bash replacement for rm to prevent shooting yourself in the face.
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function rm () { | |
local path | |
for path in "$@"; do | |
# ignore any arguments | |
if [[ "$path" = -* ]]; then : | |
else | |
local dst=${path##*/} | |
# append the time if necessary | |
while [ -e ~/.Trash/"$dst" ]; do | |
dst="$dst "$(date +%H-%M-%S) | |
done | |
mv "$path" ~/.Trash/"$dst" | |
fi | |
done | |
} |
If you're not removing something in your home dir, this is going to cause some very strange consequences. I would suggest that if you're taking the trouble to sudo rm something, you probably mean it.
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From my .bashrc. Shamelessly stolen from the Internet.