How do I undo rm in the terminal?

Install oops (curl -fsSL oops-cli.com/install.sh | bash). It backs up files before rm runs. Type 'oops' to restore.

Is there Ctrl+Z for the terminal?

No shell has built-in undo. oops adds this with a shell hook. Type 'oops' to undo destructive commands.

How to undo git reset --hard?

oops creates a stash before the reset. Type 'oops' to apply the stash and recover your work.

How to protect files from AI coding agents?

AI agents like Claude Code and Cursor run shell commands on your behalf. oops catches these through the same shell hook.

oops copies the file before sed -i runs. Type 'oops' to restore the original.

Ctrl+Z
for your terminal.

Every interface has undo except the terminal — where you can do the most damage. oops fixes that. Also catches destructive commands from AI agents like Claude Code and Cursor.

Terminal demo: deleting a file with rm and restoring it with oops

"Sweet! I could have used this years ago!" — David S.

$ curl -fsSL oops-cli.com/install.sh | bash

macOS and Linux · zsh, bash, fish · zero overhead for safe commands, ~10ms for destructive ones

A safety net for AI agents

Works with CLI-based agents that run commands in your terminal — Claude Code, Cursor, Aider, and similar tools.

Run oops agent-mode on to intercept destructive commands at the PATH level. This catches rm, git reset --hard, mv, and more from any CLI tool that runs shell commands — even in non-interactive shells. If an agent deletes something it shouldn't have, type oops and it's back.

Note: agent mode works with tools that run commands through your system shell (Claude Code, Cursor, Aider, etc). Sandboxed environments like Claude Desktop run in isolation and can't be intercepted.

# AI agent runs a destructive command
~ $ git reset --hard HEAD~3
▲ git reset --hard

# you notice it wiped your uncommitted work
~ $ oops
✓ Undid: git reset --hard
  Applied stash: stash@{0}

What it catches

A shell hook intercepts destructive commands before they run and backs up the affected files using hard links — instant, no extra disk space.

Command	What oops does	Undo
rm / rm -rf	Backs up files before deletion	restore
mv a b	Backs up the overwrite target	restore b
sed -i	Copies file before in-place edit	restore
git reset --hard	Creates a stash before reset	stash apply
git checkout .	Creates a stash	stash apply
git branch -D	Logs the branch SHA	recreate
> file.txt	Snapshots before redirect	restore
chmod / chown	Records original permissions	restore
git clean -fd	Stashes untracked files	stash apply

Install

One command. The installer handles the binary, shell hook, and backup directory. Open a new tab to activate.

curl -fsSL oops-cli.com/install.sh | bash

Command	Description
oops	Undo the last destructive action
oops 2	Undo the second-to-last action
oops log	Show undo history
oops clean	Remove old backups (--all for everything)
oops tutorial	Interactive walkthrough
oops doctor	Check installation health
oops --upgrade	Upgrade to the latest version

Type oops. Get your files back.

Single Go binary, no dependencies. Backups use hard links (instant, zero extra disk). Auto-cleanup after 7 days.