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That might be true but I've using arc, tar, pkzip since the 80s and even then I lost work and had to clean up on floppy disks because of this issue. I suppose t

by nox101 2y ago

That might be true but I've using arc, tar, pkzip since the 80s and even then I lost work and had to clean up on floppy disks because of this issue. I suppose the prudent thing is to list the files before decompressing

djbusby 2y ago
Sure (and me as well) but, design bug? Maybe just different expectations of the user. On that point, some heavy machinery took years before adding safety guards (some even required legislation before improving safety)
- nox101 2y ago
  Even `rm -rf *` warns you before just doing it.