Tried to rm -r my .cache but accidentally did .config instead...

@gun@lemmy.ml · 7 months ago

@ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org · 7 months ago

Here’s a rule I learned the hard way a few decades ago:

If you type “rm”, take you hands off the keyboard and take one deliberate breath before continuing your command.
If you then type “-r”, do it again.
If you then type “-f” do it again.
In all cases, re-read what you wrote before hitting ENTER.

xor · 7 months ago

I’m a big fan of starting the command with a #, then removing it once I’m happy with the command to defend against accidentally hitting enter

Putting ~ next to the enter key on keyboards (at least UK ones) was an evil villain level decision

@Zykino@programming.dev · 7 months ago

When I’m unsure, I ls <the-glob>, chek, then replace ls with rm.

@torgeir@lemmy.ml · 7 months ago

This. When the ls command works, hit ctrl-a, meta-d, type rm, enter.

@Zykino@programming.dev · 7 months ago

Oh, didn’t knew about Alt d. Thx

@Corr@lemm.ee · 7 months ago

I really like this # idea. I’ve also taken to holding off on adding sudo when deleting privileged files

@ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org · 7 months ago

I never thought of doing that in 40 years. It’s a great idea actually. Thanks!

@superkret@feddit.org · 7 months ago

Also, triple-check which machine you’re actually logged into.