What's a handy terminal command you use often?
What's a handy terminal command you use often?
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sudo rm -rf /
Very powerful yet helpful command :-)
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Someone has to say this. Don't do it anyone
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Agree. Don’t just copy and paste CLI commands you find on the internet, suggested by a stranger
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Instructions unclear, dick now stuck in computer.
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Lp0 on fire
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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.
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doesnt actually do anything on gnu rm, and hasnt in like a decade. but yeah, dont do it.
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The most deceptive joke I've seen on this is
sudo rm -fr /to remove the French language pack -
I did this on my personal computer just to prove a point.
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