4 ms·

The expensiveness is a bit naïve nowadays. Same for assuming typos by default.

• zrm 5y ago
  Deleting entire directories by accident is expensive in more than computing resources. And copying them is still actually expensive. Data expands to consume all available space. Accidentally copy a 16TB directory structure and you're going to max out the I/O on your machine for hours and maybe run it out of space. It's not a big ask to type two characters to confirm that you want to do that.
  • the_gipsy 5y ago
    It’s just inconsistent. There are a infinite possible typos that range from expensive to destructive.