I have found that we cannot recover files/folders when deleted using rm
command from here
But, is it possible to add a confirmation alert when using rm
command in the terminal
?
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Answer
You can use the -i
flag:
rm -i someFile.txt
If you’re concerned you may forget to do this, you could alias the rm
command:
alias rm="rm -i"
If you place this alias in one of the files sourced when you start a session (e.g., .bashrc
), you’ll have it available in all your future terminal sessions.