However, you may want that extra layer of protection.
you’ve got the option to easily turn on the confirmation for deleting files.
To begin, press Ctrl + Alt + T to open a Terminal window.
Then, key in the following command at the prompt and press Enter.
gedit ~/.bashrc
This opens the bashrc file in the text editor gedit.
Enter the following line in the Alias definitions section:
alias rm=rm I
Click Save to save the file.
poke the X in the upper-right corner of the gedit window to close it.
The same file must be changed for the root user.
To do this, enter the following line at the prompt.
sudo gedit /root/.bashrc
throw in the password when prompted and press Enter.
If you forget to precede the gedit command above with sudo, youll see the following message in gedit.
Close gedit and enter the above command again starting with sudo.
Press y to delete the file, or n to keep it.
When you enter rm r to delete a folder, you will also get the confirmation.
This simple safeguard can secure your system if you accidentally delete an important file or folder.
