cybercitizen4toAsklemmy@lemmy.ml·26 days agoWhat's a handy terminal command you use often?message-squarearrow-up1228arrow-down18message-square281fedilink
arrow-up1220arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a handy terminal command you use often?cybercitizen4toAsklemmy@lemmy.ml·26 days agomessage-square281fedilink
minus-squaresp451arrow-up20arrow-down9·26 days agolinkfedilinksudo rm -rf / Very powerful yet helpful command :-)
minus-squaremakingStuffForFunarrow-up18arrow-down0·26 days agolinkfedilinkSomeone has to say this. Don’t do it anyone
minus-squaresp451arrow-up15arrow-down0·26 days agolinkfedilinkAgree. Don’t just copy and paste CLI commands you find on the internet, suggested by a stranger
minus-squareDiplomjodlerarrow-up6arrow-down0·25 days agolinkfedilinkInstructions unclear, dick now stuck in computer.
minus-squareHuxarrow-up5arrow-down0·25 days agolinkfedilinkFor 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.
minus-squarehuf [he/him]Englisharrow-up1arrow-down0·25 days agolinkfedilinkdoesnt actually do anything on gnu rm, and hasnt in like a decade. but yeah, dont do it.
minus-squarepapertowelsarrow-up12arrow-down0·25 days agolinkfedilinkThe most deceptive joke I’ve seen on this is sudo rm -fr / to remove the French language pack
minus-squarepotentiallynotfelixEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down0·25 days agolinkfedilinkhttps://lemmy.fish/pictrs/image/d32dcf56-ac44-468d-a7e8-852139c71616.png I did this on my personal computer just to prove a point.
sudo rm -rf /
Very powerful yet helpful command :-)
Someone has to say this. Don’t do it anyone
Agree. Don’t just copy and paste CLI commands you find on the internet, suggested by a stranger
Instructions unclear, dick now stuck in computer.
Lp0 on fire
For reference: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rm_(Unix)
doesnt actually do anything on gnu rm, and hasnt in like a decade. but yeah, dont do it.
The most deceptive joke I’ve seen on this is
sudo rm -fr /
to remove the French language packhttps://lemmy.fish/pictrs/image/d32dcf56-ac44-468d-a7e8-852139c71616.png
I did this on my personal computer just to prove a point.