I am still lost as why you would want the extra load no matter how small of piping a second command when -f is built in. This is like folks doing `cat file.txt | grep -i term` rather then `grep -i term file.txt` On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Eric Shubert wrote: > Yeah, that looks better. < would redirect the contents of a file. Pipe is > for a command. > > Dan Dubovik wrote: > >> yes | rm -i *txt >> >> seems to be the proper syntax. >> >> [root@localhost yestest]# rm -i file.* < yes >> -bash: yes: No such file or directory >> >> Dan >> >> On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 10:11 AM, Eric Cope > eric.cope@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Thanks, the yes command was what I was looking for. >> Thanks everyone. >> >> Eric >> >> >> On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 9:52 AM, > > wrote: >> >> #unalias rm >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Eric Cope > >> Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 09:35:15 >> To: Main PLUG discussion >> list> > >> Subject: Command Line Question >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >> PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >> PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> > > -- > -Eric 'shubes' > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- James Finstrom Rhino Equipment Corp. http://rhinoequipment.com ~ http://postug.com Phone: 1-877-RHINO-T1 ~ FAX: +1 (480) 961-1826 Twitter: http://twitter.com/rhinoequipment IP: guest@asterisk.rhinoequipment.com