Re: OT moment of doubt

Every time I do it.
When using a command like that, I usually check it with ls first, then modify the command.

eg.

ls -l *.dbf

If that gets the expected results, I will then call up the command line history and replace the 'ls -l' with 'rm -f'.

This not only ensures the results are what I expect, but avoids fat fingering that occur if the entire command is retyped:

eg. rm -f * .dbf

Notice the space between * and .dbf.

Jared

On 6/15/05, Joe <nigel.tufnel1_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> What would you call that moment in time after you do "rm *.dbf" on all
> your database files, where you suddenly panic about whther you're on
> the right server or not?
>
> This happens to me all the time, even after checking, even after 17
> yrs of DBA-ing. Kinda like that feeling you get when your chair starts
> to tip over backwards but you catch yourself.
>
> :P
>
> Joe
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