bash: Disallow overwriting existing file using shell redirection

[~bandali/configs] / .bashrc

diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index 222a939..246780c 100644 (file)
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ PROMPT_COMMAND='echo -ne "\033]0;${USER}@${HOSTNAME}: $(b_prompt)\007"'
 echo -e "\033[6 q"              # non-blinking
 
 # various bash tweaks
+# disallow overwriting existing file using redirection
+set -o noclobber
 # append to the history file, don't overwrite it
 shopt -s histappend
 shopt -s cmdhist