• SavvyWolf
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    161 month ago

    It’s actually harder to detect that. The * is expanded before the arguments are sent to rm, so it just sees a list of directories like /bin /usr /dev /sbin /home and so on.

    You could implement logic to detect that case, but at that point you’re just playing whackamole.

    • zea
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      1 month ago

      I believe zsh catches this and makes you confirm.

      Well, that or one of my plugins, I’m not sure.