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Did you ever accidentally delete important files? I did, so I made a small script to replace /bin/rm with. Askrm shows you the list of to-be-deleted files and annoyingly asks you if you really want to delete them. I didn't like this kind of annoying confirmation, but I decided to get used to it after blowing away my precious research files.

Why not just alias rm='/bin/rm -vi' or alias rm='/bin/rm -vI'? First, the -f option overrides any previous -i options, so rm -rf please_dont_delete_me will successfully do its job without bothering asking you. Second, the -I option is not enough because it asks you only once and I already know what I usually do when asked. Just press "y" no matter what I typed and then "Oooooops!" CTRL+C. Askrm also asks only once, but it requires you to enter "Y" not just "y" and shows all the files you specified to give you the last chance for careful review.

OK, then here we go. Use alias to replace /bin/rm with askrm: alias rm=askrm.

#!/bin/sh
# askrm shows all the files you specified and asks you if you really want to
# delete them.
# (C) 2007 GPL by Huidae Cho <http://geni.ath.cx>

if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
	rm
	exit
fi

rm_opt=
for i
do
	case "$i" in
	-[^-]*)
		rm_opt="$rm_opt $i"
		shift
		;;
	--)
		rm_opt="$rm_opt $i"
		shift
		break
		;;
	*)
		break
		;;
	esac
done
if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
	rm $rm_opt
	exit
fi
for i
do
	if [ -e "$i" ]; then
		find -f "$i" # You may want to remove the -f option in Linux.
	else
		echo "rm: $i: No such file or directory"
	fi
done | less -F

echo
echo "YOU'RE IN `pwd`."
echo -n "DELETE THE FILES LISTED ABOVE? (Y/N) "
read yn
if [ "$yn" = "Y" ]; then
	rm -v $rm_opt "$@"
else
	echo "NOT DELETED!"
fi

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