Recommendations for safe use
Care should be taken before executing Zev-generated commands:
- Understanding the role of commands: Especially when it comes to dangerous operations such as rm/kill
- Check the file path: Confirmation that important data will not be deleted inadvertently
- Competence assessment: Avoid executing unknown commands that require elevated privileges
Risk avoidance strategies
Recommended safety practices include:
- prior use
--dry-runmaybe-nOption Test Command - Step-by-step execution of batch commands
- Trying a new command for the first time in a non-production environment
Accuracy Improvement Tips
For a more reliable command:
- Use more specific natural language descriptions (e.g. include filenames/extensions)
- Clearly defined scope (e.g., current directory/full disk scan)
- Specify the desired output format (e.g. table/JSON)
This answer comes from the articleZev: A CLI Tool for Quickly Querying Terminal Commands in Natural LanguageThe
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