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rm=rm -i. safety first.
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paulirish committed Mar 17, 2015
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Expand Up @@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ alias .....="cd ../../../.."
alias ~="cd ~" # `cd` is probably faster to type though
alias -- -="cd -"


alias rm="rm -i"


# setting up the sublime symlink
ln -sf "/Applications/Sublime Text.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl" ~/bin/subl

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Keep in mind that the above doesn't apply to scripts, only the interactive shell. So you're not safe yet.

Some other ways you can safeguard rm: https://github.com/sindresorhus/guides/blob/master/how-not-to-rm-yourself.md#safeguard-rm

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If you ssh to another machine, does this alias work there too, or will you have to remember that you're dealing with the real rm?

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