Why does \rm work but rm doesn't?

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Usually whenever I remove directories, "rm -rf " works. But sometimes I get this response: "rm: examine files in directory / (yes/no)?" Then I try "\rm -rf ", and that works. Can anyone explain why?

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Someone, either your system administrator or your linux distribution (you didn't specify what form of unix you are using) has aliased to . Take a look at what says: -i Request confirmation before attempting to remove each file, regardless of the fil…

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