On Sunday, September 21, 2003, at 03:47 pm, Tarik wrote: >> 'rm -r' is certainly not dangerous. just noticed the typo. rm -Rf * is a more dangerous one, as you rightly point out. I think what makes unix quirky is that by adding a "*" to the end of a "safe" command you turn it into a "dangerous" one. Type carefully, Tarik