I dont find the .profile and i guess if you log onto the free online terminal you too would not be able to see it under your login.
I set the alias like this ->
alias rm='rm -i' in the .bashrc and .bash_profile under my home directory.
I am also able to see rm=rm -i set as an alias under my profile; however, it does not seem to kick in.
You can try and let me know if your rm alias works... if so how on this online unix terminal ->
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An looks like my snapshot image has been removed for some reason.