This is true on shared systems. But for example as I am setting up a brand new server, I might do this from there since I know I'm the only user. The second hal

This is true on shared systems. But for example as I am setting up a brand new server, I might do this from there since I know I'm the only user. The second half of your complaint is solved (at least in bash) by adding a space character before the beginning of the command. Edit: am I wrong? If so, please explain, I really am curious.