File Deletion Safety
Discussions center on risks and methods of permanently deleting files, including rm -rf dangers, trash vs. direct removal, shredding, and OS-specific behaviors like MacOS limitations.
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I would love to be able to remove a (huge) file without going through the trash can.
It deletes files, they have to postpone it until they can fix that.
Do you feel bad about the file you're deleting?
Is randomly deleting stuff from /usr a big part of your use case?
Why would they delete files they cannot see without opting to see them ?
Because developers may need to delete large folders in Windows
Don't forget to shred a file you want deleted.
i was wondering about that my self. do not delete folder but ok to delete contents?
But when it does, it rm -rf /
So... did anyone else try to rm -fr /?