Lifting bash commands for safety

hidetimes1.sh

# https://gist.github.com/echuber2/2b44d229bc7282a8839d506af2bddbfa
# Try source-ing this file first to disable the bash "times" command

# hidetimes1.sh

alias times=''
unalias times

lifted_times () {
  times
}

disable_times () {
  alias times='echo Sorry, no times for you'
}

disable_times

hidetimes2.sh

# https://gist.github.com/echuber2/2b44d229bc7282a8839d506af2bddbfa
# Then, source-ing this file will present a prompt that can launch the real times command that is now hidden otherwise

# hidetimes2.sh

# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1885525/how-do-i-prompt-a-user-for-confirmation-in-bash-script
read -p "Are you sure you want to run the real times? " -n 1 -r
echo ""  # (optional) move to a new line
if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]
then
  # do dangerous stuff
  lifted_times
fi