FedX@quokk.au to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoPOSIX really has a tool for everything!quokk.auimagemessage-square41linkfedilinkarrow-up11.02Karrow-down119
arrow-up1996arrow-down1imagePOSIX really has a tool for everything!quokk.auFedX@quokk.au to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square41linkfedilink
minus-squareAnafabula@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·1 day ago# rm -fr / rm: it is dangerous to operate recursively on '/' rm: use --no-preserve-root to override this failsafe
minus-squareBobWehadababyitsaboy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·1 day agoIt’s a common misconception: whats happening is that -fr is dangerous and it doesnt want to preserve the root. So you need to use the flag to tell it “No, Preserve Root!”, hence you must use the --no-preserve-root flag just to be extra safe.
minus-squareslazer2au@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·1 day agoWow, you can’t even remove the French language pack anymore?
minus-squarenymnympseudonym@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 day agoNot in Quebec. Straight to jail!
minus-squareRogueBanana@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 day agoDamn can’t even have any nice things anymore
# rm -fr / rm: it is dangerous to operate recursively on '/' rm: use --no-preserve-root to override this failsafeIt’s a common misconception: whats happening is that -fr is dangerous and it doesnt want to preserve the root. So you need to use the flag to tell it “No, Preserve Root!”, hence you must use the --no-preserve-root flag just to be extra safe.
rm -fr /*works no issue.Oh, my glob!
Wow, you can’t even remove the French language pack anymore?
Not in Quebec. Straight to jail!
Damn can’t even have any nice things anymore
Yes, do as I say!