Yeah, should've been 10x more clear. What I meant to say was that by using aliased commands for something as widely used as rm, it's easier to forget the nuanc

Yeah, should've been 10x more clear. What I meant to say was that by using aliased commands for something as widely used as rm, it's easier to forget the nuances and cause some serious issues. A better example might've been rsync, where it's incredibly easy to wipe a directory if you forget a leading slash with the right flags.