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hi everyone,

i have redhat 9 and when i delete a file , it gets deleted automatically. does any1 knw how i can prompt a message saying do u want to delete yes or no.

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A few likely causes and quick fixes for files “vanishing” on Red Hat 9:

If deletion is happening without a confirmation it can be the shell, the file manager, or the filesystem. The shell tool rm does not prompt by default except in some write‑protected cases, so command‑line deletes can be immediate. GUI file managers can be configured to bypass the Trash (or you may be using Shift+Delete). Removable or network volumes often don’t have a per‑user Trash folder, so a GUI delete becomes permanent on those mounts. was a bit off about default rm behavior; ’s alias idea is a common quick fix; and ’s GNOME tip points in the right GUI direction.

Command‑line options that are safer: check your rm manual for interactive flags and the “once‑for‑many” option (-I) which prompts before a large or recursive removal; see the rm man page for details (rm(1) manual). To preserve the ability to restore, use utilities that move files to the desktop Trash instead of deleting: gio trash (GNOME) or trash-put (from trash‑cli) will move items to Trash so they can be recovered later.

GUI fixes: open your file manager’s Preferences (or right‑click the Trash as suggested) and enable confirmation dialogs and the “move to Trash” behavior. Check whether the file lives on a removable or network mount — if so, many file managers will delete permanently because the Freedesktop Trash specification requires a writable .Trash on the same filesystem ().

Extra protections: install a trash‑wrapper package or a protection wrapper like safe-rm, or use a small shell function that calls a trash tool instead of raw rm. These let keep command‑line power while avoiding accidental permanent deletes.

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Member Avatar for w1r3sp33d

One of the best things about linux is that it doesn't baby you all the time about if you really meant to delete something or not. If they would just remove "trash" from all the desktops it would be even better.

If you delete it out of a shell without any augments "rm filename" it should ask you confirm with a "y" if you really want it deleted.

From a gui I can't help you, maybe someone else can.

Member Avatar for alc6379

if you're talking about at the command prompt, you can make an alias in your ~/.bashrc file:

alias rm='rm -i'

That will make it "interactive"-- prompting you to delete everytime you use the command.

Member Avatar for jbennet

I dont know about Red Hat 9 But in red hat Fedora core you can go into GNOME and right click on the trash and select a check box to get the prompt asking yes or no.

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