Re: why does this display errs

[Alex fxmbsw7 Ratchev]

i'd be aware of the risks, they are all fair

On Thu, Sep 30, 2021, 22:45 Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> wrote:

> On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 10:35:44PM +0200, Alex fxmbsw7 Ratchev wrote:
> > i have to rely on features, not slow duplicated touchscreen typo ing
>
> Buy a keyboard.
>
> > also i figured to use -r for when a dir as $target exists, of course
> thats
> > gotta be gone for fifos, -f alone fails bout that
>
> See, that's where we have a strong disagreement.
>
> In your world, if something is in your way, you fire the nuclear missiles
> and then it's GONE, BABY!!!
>
> In my world, if something is in the way, and rm -f doesn't remove it, I
> will want to know *what* it is, and *how* it got there.  Because in my
> world, there is a very strong possibility that this thing I'm trying to
> remove is important, and I shouldn't be removing it.  Maybe I made a typo
> somewhere earlier in the script, and I'm in the wrong directory.  Maybe
> removing this unexpected *directory with contents* is not a wise idea.
>
>