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On Thu, 25 May 2006 21:37:55 +0200, Juerd <juerd@xxxxxxxxxxx.xx> wrote:
> Chris Devers skribis 2006-05-25 15:28 (-0400):
> > There's a simple solution to this, of course.
> > For all defined single-letter options, handle them appropriately.
> > For all undefined single-letter options, return with help details.
>
> -? is still dangerous:
>
> touch -- -r
> foo -?
Your fault, core dumped.
> Now, -? might resolve to -r, which in foo's case, means foo tries to
> delete every file in your home directory. Too bad.
That is unix. You asked for it, you got it.
That is why many shells have aliasses and completions.
rm -i is the default for a lot of users
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