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Question prompt why ?

Even though I give rm -f *, the files are listed for confirmation of removal .

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A lot of systems will give you an alias'd rm (alias rm="rm -i") for Interactive deletion...
Type:
alias | grep rm
To see if this is the case. If so, you can either unalias it, or simply type:
\rm -f *
(notice backslash first)
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Lightbulb prompt why ?

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