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To: central_va

“rm -rf *”

I see what you did there...

(Lest someone new to Linux reads this and tries it, that command will wipe your entire drive.)


7 posted on 04/01/2020 8:06:59 AM PDT by PastorBooks
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To: PastorBooks
“rm -rf *”

I see what you did there...

(Lest someone new to Linux reads this and tries it, that command will wipe your entire drive.)

Depends upon what directory you are in If you're in /, you'll get the vast majority of your drive. If you're in your home directory, it will only toast your personal files. It also won't match any .files or .directories in the current directory, but would get them in subdirectories.

I've actually done this before. It's fun watching the computer die.

21 posted on 04/01/2020 12:21:29 PM PDT by zeugma (I sure wish I lived in a country where the rule of law actually applied to those in power.)
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