Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!osu-cis!tut!lvc From: lvc@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Lawrence V. Cipriani) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: a ksh script for safe removal Keywords: globbing Message-ID: <3150@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> Date: 12 Dec 87 19:02:30 GMT Organization: Ohio State Computer & Info Science Lines: 39 Here is a Korn shell function I wrote for safe file removal. I suppose it can be done is csh too. If the arguments are wildcards it asks if you really want to remove the files. Type in y to proceed. A delete or any non-y character to not do it. Now can we stop debating about globbing in the shell please. -------------------------------cut here------------------------- # This function checks if the arguments to it contain shell # wildcards. If so, it asks the user if they really want to # proceed to remove their files named. If there are not wild # cards it just proceeds to remove them. function callitwhatyouwant { set -o noglob x='echo eval $*' set +o noglob y=$* if [ "$x" != "$y" ] then echo really: $y read response fi if [ "y${response#y}" = "${response}" ] then /bin/rm $y fi } ------------------------------cut here-------------------------- -- Larry Cipriani AT&T Network Systems at cbosgd!osu-cis!tut!lvc Ohio State University