> What if somebody creates a file named "-rf *" and a Linux user tries to rm it? They'll delete their working copy if the naive Linux user doesn't properly esc

> What if somebody creates a file named "-rf *" and a Linux user tries to rm it? They'll delete their working copy if the naive Linux user doesn't properly escape that. At the worst, they'll loose some recent changes and have to re-checkout. This is why you're using version control, right?