• sp451@lemmy.sdf.org
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      3 months ago

      Agree. Don’t just copy and paste CLI commands you find on the internet, suggested by a stranger

    • Hux@lemmy.ml
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      3 months ago

      For reference: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rm_(Unix)

      The rm -rf / variant of the command, if run by a superuser, would cause every file accessible from the present file system to be deleted from the machine.

    • huf [he/him]
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      3 months ago

      doesnt actually do anything on gnu rm, and hasnt in like a decade. but yeah, dont do it.