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rm -rf / Using this type of code to show unintended consequences is itself a hotbed of unintended consequences! Just put in code that prints "pwned" instead o

• apk-d 9y ago
  Do any up-to-date operating systems actually run this without the --no-preserve-root flag?
  • bcoates 9y ago
    The busybox rm does.
  • pksadiq 9y ago
    btw, this would work with slightly older rm from GNU coreutils: rm -rf --n / any GNU long option (getopt_long) for any command can be shortened as much as there isn't any ambiguity. And hence the above (this is fixed in latest GNU coreutils release).
• firethief 9y ago
  Anyone who would compile and run random code from the internet without thinking about whether it's subtly malicious (let alone overtly destructive) has a lesson to be learned that's probably worth the data on their hard drive. If they don't have backups, that's two lessons.
  • IncRnd 9y ago
    Agreed. But, that's not a reason for telling people to run code that would delete the entire drive.