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# 8  
Old 02-15-2011
Because there is no reply I guess this is solved and it was an simple forgotten alias?
else check as mentioned for
.profile
or if another person is the admin look for something like
.alias, .ownalias, .*alias*
In companys are often own aliases used in such files wich get updated/loaded automatically.

Best regards and gl.
# 9  
Old 06-02-2011
please check that rm is not aliased, like

Usually it aliased like
Code:
rm='rm -i'

please check this to fire the alias command in terminal.
# 10  
Old 06-03-2011
in bash you can check which command is being used:
Code:
type rm

In ksh
Code:
whence rm

# 11  
Old 06-06-2011
As mentioned, that happens when you have the 'rm' command aliased in the default profile. Typically this is aliased to "rm -i" which will ask for confirmation.

You can avoid that by doing this
# "rm" -rf <dir name>

it will delete everything without asking anything.

HTH
# 12  
Old 06-06-2011
Looks like everyone wants to add more or less redundant replies to that thread which no more deserve the "emergency" label. I wish a mod close it ...
# 13  
Old 06-07-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by jlliagre
I wish a mod close it ...
At your service.

-closed-

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