cybercitizen4@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoWhat's a handy terminal command you use often?message-squaremessage-square277fedilinkarrow-up1229arrow-down16
arrow-up1223arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a handy terminal command you use often?cybercitizen4@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square277fedilink
minus-squaresp451@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up21arrow-down9·2 months agosudo rm -rf / Very powerful yet helpful command :-)
minus-squaremakingStuffForFun@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up19·2 months agoSomeone has to say this. Don’t do it anyone
minus-squaresp451@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up15·2 months agoAgree. Don’t just copy and paste CLI commands you find on the internet, suggested by a stranger
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoInstructions unclear, dick now stuck in computer.
minus-squareHux@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoFor 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]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agodoesnt actually do anything on gnu rm, and hasnt in like a decade. but yeah, dont do it.
minus-squarepapertowels@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 months agoThe most deceptive joke I’ve seen on this is sudo rm -fr / to remove the French language pack
minus-squarepotentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fishlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months ago 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 packI did this on my personal computer just to prove a point.