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		hdjrudni 6 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: In praise of –dry-run Even in those basic examples, it probably would be useful. `cp` to a blank file? No problem. `cp` over an existing file? Yeah, I want to be warned. `rm` a single file? Fine. `rm /`? Maybe block that one.

Izkata 5 days ago [–]

That last one would error without doing anything anyway because it's not recursive.

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