Lanky_Pomegranate530 to linuxmemes • edit-24 months agoSeriously this is a joke. Do NOT try thismidwest.socialimagemessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1359arrow-down186
arrow-up1273arrow-down1imageSeriously this is a joke. Do NOT try thismidwest.socialLanky_Pomegranate530 to linuxmemes • edit-24 months agomessage-square59fedilink
minus-squareDefederateLemmyMllinkfedilink4•4 months ago Since you forgot to add - - preserve-root It won’t go too far Go on then … try it. Or don’t because you will erase your system. (Hint: it’s in the asterisk)
minus-squareJohannolinkfedilink2•4 months agoOr was it non preserve. I never tried it though. I guess a vm should be fine to test it. On the other hand I don’t care enough.
minus-squareDefederateLemmyMllinkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-24 months agoThe flag is called --no-preserve-root, but the flag wouldn’t do anything here because you’re not deleting root (/), you’re deleting all non-hidden files and directories under root (/*), and rm will just let you do it.
minus-squareL3ft_F13ld!linkfedilink1•4 months agoPretty sure it’s --no-preserve-root or something similar.
Go on then … try it.
Or don’t because you will erase your system. (Hint: it’s in the asterisk)
Or was it non preserve. I never tried it though. I guess a vm should be fine to test it. On the other hand I don’t care enough.
The flag is called
--no-preserve-root, but the flag wouldn’t do anything here because you’re not deleting root (/), you’re deleting all non-hidden files and directories under root (/*), and rm will just let you do it.Pretty sure it’s --no-preserve-root or something similar.