adrian kok wrote: > Hi > > I mistype this shell#/rm a.tar.gz > > it works but it won't confirm and the file is remove > > why? And now you mistyped your mistyping. That would be a backslash (\) not a forward slash (/). Escaping the command name with a backslash bypasses the "alias rm='rm -i'" that is commonly set up in root's .bashrc file. -- Bob Nichols "NOSPAM" is really part of my email address. Do NOT delete it.