safe-rm

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MANDATORY: Use instead of rm -rf or rm -r to prevent shell session breakage

General

What this skill does


# Safe Remove Skill

**Purpose**: Prevent shell session breakage by verifying working directory before `rm -rf` operations.

## Critical Issue

If you delete the directory you're currently in, **all subsequent Bash commands will fail** with "Exit code 1" and Claude Code must be restarted. This is unrecoverable without restart.

## Mandatory Pre-Delete Checklist

**BEFORE any `rm -rf` command:**

```bash
# 1. Check current working directory
pwd

# 2. Verify target is NOT current directory or ancestor
# If deleting /path/to/workspace/test and pwd shows /path/to/workspace/test -> DANGER!

# 3. If in danger, change directory first
cd /path/to/workspace  # or another safe location

# 4. Then delete
rm -rf /path/to/workspace/test
```

## Safe Patterns

```bash
# SAFE - Explicit cd before delete
cd /path/to/workspace && rm -rf /path/to/workspace/test-dir

# SAFE - Delete from parent directory
cd /path/to/workspace && rm -rf test-dir

# SAFE - Use absolute paths after confirming pwd
pwd  # Shows /path/to/workspace (not /path/to/workspace/test-dir)
rm -rf /path/to/workspace/test-dir

# DANGEROUS - Deleting without checking pwd
rm -rf /path/to/workspace/test-dir  # If pwd is /path/to/workspace/test-dir, shell breaks!

# DANGEROUS - Deleting current directory
rm -rf .  # Always breaks shell

# DANGEROUS - Deleting parent of current directory
# pwd: /path/to/workspace/test-dir/subdir
rm -rf /path/to/workspace/test-dir  # Breaks shell
```

## Recovery

If shell breaks (all commands return "Exit code 1"):
1. **Restart Claude Code** - this is the only fix
2. The shell session cannot recover from a deleted working directory

## Quick Reference

| Situation | Action |
|-----------|--------|
| Deleting temp directory | `pwd` first, `cd` if needed |
| Cleaning up test files | Verify not inside target directory |
| Removing build artifacts | Use parent directory as working dir |
| Any `rm -rf` operation | **Always check `pwd` first** |

Files: 1

Size: 2.0 KB

Complexity: 4/100

Category: General

Source: https://github.com/cowwoc/cat/tree/main/plugin/skills/safe-rm

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