The advantage of such a script is that the file can be recovered if the deletion was a mistake. The following bash shell script called “safdel.sh” using a turnkey menu to offer the following choices:

  • The user enters the file name to be deleted.
  • The name is checked to make sure the file exists and is an ordinary file. If not, the user is asked again for a file until a valid name is entered or the user exits. (more…)