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Re:In Praise Of –Dry-Run by hdjrudni on Saturday January 31, 2026 @10:12PM (#46843297)
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.

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Re:In Praise Of –Dry-Run by Izkata on Sunday February 01, 2026 @02:23AM (#46844246)
That last one would error without doing anything anyway because it's not recursive.
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