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   Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: (lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Sep-2025 11:45:10 JST Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

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   • divVerent
   @divVerent @mirabilos @ska Yeah, a compliant rm can use /dev/tty
   
   And /dev/tty is part of POSIX: https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/basedefs/V1_chap10.html
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     divVerent (divverent@misskey.de)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Sep-2025 11:45:13 JST divVerent

     @lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me @ska@social.treehouse.systems @mirabilos@toot.mirbsd.org "rm -i", already mentioned, uses stderr both for prompts and error messages.
     
     Which means things look funny (missing line feeds) if you were to e.g. "2>&1 | tee" it.
     
     That is what IMHO should be avoided. Can a compliant rm use /dev/tty for the prompt instead? What if the OS is not Linux - is there always a reliable /dev/tty?