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minus-squarehddsx@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 hours agoThat’s not true. Most distros now ask you to add —no-preserve-root
minus-squareElvith Ma'for@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 hours agoHave you tried to add * to the path? No more nagging about that pesky missing safety parameter… rm -fr /* Bonus points of you do: rm -fr $ACCIDENTIALLY_UNDEFINED_VAR/*
minus-squarehddsx@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 hours agoWell, technically those aren’t the same command (but works well enough if you’re trying to render a system unusable). rm -rf /* would not remove /.secret. It rm -rf / would
That’s not true. Most distros now ask you to add —no-preserve-root
Have you tried to add
*to the path? No more nagging about that pesky missing safety parameter…Bonus points of you do:
Well, technically those aren’t the same command (but works well enough if you’re trying to render a system unusable).
rm -rf /* would not remove /.secret. It rm -rf / would