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If I use rm -rfi, this asks me every time each file is deleted. If I have a list of rm -rf commands, how can I make it so that the machine asks me for confirmation just once (when trying to delete the directory itself)

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If I use rm -rfi, this asks me every time each file is deleted. If I have a list of rm -rf commands, how can I make it so that the machine asks me for confirmation just once (when trying to delete the directory itself)

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The -I (capital i) is what you are looking for.
-i asks for confirmation for every file, while the -I (capital i) ask for confirmation when files are more than 3 or you are deleting recursively.

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zsh -c 'rm -f **/*(^/)'

rm -ri *

This will recursively (**) remove everything (*) that isn't a directory (^/) with zsh; then use your existing shell to interactively remove what's left (directories). To include dotfiles in the initial removal, use:

zsh -c 'rm -f **/*(D^/)'

followed by:

rm -ri *

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The -I (capital i) is what you are looking for.
-i asks for confirmation for every file, while the -I (capital i) ask for confirmation when files are more than 3 or you are deleting recursively.

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The -I (capital i) is what you are looking for.
-i asks for confirmation for every file, while the -I (capital i) ask for confirmation when files are more than 3 or you are deleting recursively.

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The -I (capital i) is what you are looking for.
-i asks for confirmation for every file, while the -I (capital i) ask for confirmation when files are more than 3 or you are deleting recursively.

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zsh -c 'rm -f **/*(^/)'

rm -ri *

This will recursively (**) remove everything (*) that isn't a directory (^/) with zsh; then use your existing shell to interactively remove what's left (directories). To include dotfiles in the initial removal, use:

zsh -c 'rm -f **/*(D^/)'

followed by:

rm -ri *

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zsh -c 'rm -f **/*(^/)'

rm -ri *

This will recursively (**) remove everything (*) that isn't a directory (^/) with zsh; then use your existing shell to interactively remove what's left (directories). To include dotfiles in the initial removal, use:

zsh -c 'rm -f **/*(D^/)'

followed by:

rm -ri *

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zsh -c 'rm -f **/*(^/)'

rm -ri *

This will recursively (**) remove everything (*) that isn't a directory (^/) with zsh; then use your existing shell to interactively remove what's left (directories). To include dotfiles in the initial removal, use:

zsh -c 'rm -f **/*(D^/)'

followed by:

rm -ri *

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zsh -c 'rm -f **/*(^/)'

rm -ri *

zsh -c 'rm -f **/*(D^/)'

rm -ri *

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answered 1 hour ago

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