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19-02-2008, 08:02 PM
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GaurishSharma.com
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What happens when "sudo rm -rf /" is excuted
This from start all linux gurus here, are warning newbies that don't use sudo rm -rf / command, it very dangerous .
Lets see that this Sh!tty command do 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWOjmvWPRvQ
Last edited by gary4gar; 19-02-2008 at 08:59 PM.
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19-02-2008, 08:42 PM
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Juke Box Hero
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Re: What happens when "sudo rm -rf /" is excuted
It's not a shitty command at all., it lets you play God
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19-02-2008, 08:50 PM
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Re: What happens when "sudo rm -rf /" is excuted
^^ Ok, now you are being a fanboy.
Having a Self Destruct command for an OS is not a good idea!
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19-02-2008, 08:54 PM
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Wahahaha~!
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Re: What happens when "sudo rm -rf /" is excuted
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^^ Ok, now you are being a fanboy.
Having a Self Destruct command for an OS is not a good idea!
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the panic button
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19-02-2008, 08:59 PM
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Re: What happens when "sudo rm -rf /" is excuted
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^^ Ok, now you are being a fanboy.
Having a Self Destruct command for an OS is not a good idea!
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Nein, far from it, whenever I'm installing new distro's, I watch this command in action with a laugh and a coffee instead of doing it the conventional way. I enjoy it.
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19-02-2008, 08:59 PM
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GaurishSharma.com
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Re: What happens when "sudo rm -rf /" is excuted
does this classify as a bug?
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19-02-2008, 09:00 PM
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Re: What happens when "sudo rm -rf /" is excuted
Before I set off a flame war, let me say that there may be some extremely rare instances in which this command might be useful, [like if you are a hacker and the FBI is at your door] but this is still not a good idea as a newbie could be misguided into running it, leading to severe data loss.
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19-02-2008, 09:04 PM
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Juke Box Hero
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Re: What happens when "sudo rm -rf /" is excuted
Yes it's a strict NO NO for a newbie until he/she is no more a newbie. But data loss can also be prevented, assuming by data you mean contents on a separate partition, in which case, just unmount that partition before issuing the command.
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19-02-2008, 09:05 PM
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Wahahaha~!
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Re: What happens when "sudo rm -rf /" is excuted
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Originally Posted by ring_wraith
Before I set off a flame war, let me say that there may be some extremely rare instances in which this command might be useful, [like if you are a hacker and the FBI is at your door] but this is still not a good idea as a newbie could be misguided into running it, leading to severe data loss.
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with great power comes great responsibility (though i hate being responsible )
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does this classify as a bug?
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nope its a bliss
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19-02-2008, 10:18 PM
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Just another linux lover.
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Re: What happens when "sudo rm -rf /" is excuted
But this command just doing what's it is designed for.
Is'nt it...?
But I think it should warn user first of the consequences.
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19-02-2008, 11:16 PM
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Re: What happens when "sudo rm -rf /" is excuted
^^^ +1, the user should be given not be allowed to use the -f switch when the target is / (root) or any other mounted partition (home/other FS etc.) without confirmation (Though it is completely against what -f is intended but for mounted partitions there should at least be one prompt).
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19-02-2008, 11:22 PM
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Wahahaha~!
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Re: What happens when "sudo rm -rf /" is excuted
isnt there -i flag ?
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20-02-2008, 12:44 AM
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GaurishSharma.com
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Re: What happens when "sudo rm -rf /" is excuted
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isnt there -i flag ?
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yes, as a counter you can put this in your ~.bashrc aliases section 
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04-03-2008, 12:22 AM
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Re: What happens when "sudo rm -rf /" is excuted
can anyone explain in plain english wat this command does?
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04-03-2008, 01:22 AM
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Wire muncher!
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Re: What happens when "sudo rm -rf /" is excuted
^^^ Clean shave!
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04-03-2008, 01:25 AM
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Wahahaha~!
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Re: What happens when "sudo rm -rf /" is excuted
give u a break from linux
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