Clayton L. Hines ([log in to unmask]) wrote: : In article <[log in to unmask]>, : Yes, it's contorted. However, I also have a friend who, on his : Linux/Xwindows box, quickly switched to another xterm, and issued rm -rf : *, before realizing that he had switched to the wrong xterm. Deleted a : good portion of his hard disk before realizing what he had done. Exactly why you should not log into a unix box as root for general use. Overly simple person not simple sytnax.