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Lmftfy: alias vim='rm -rf'

• jwatt 5y ago
  Sigh, I really shouldn't, but... Lmftfy: alias vim='rm -rf / &>/dev/null'
  • lambda_dn 5y ago
    Lmftfy: alias vim='sudo rm -rf / &>/dev/null; echo "Just a prank bro"'
    • civilized 5y ago
      "Hmm, vim doesn't normally require me to type my password... shrug ok, fine"
      • lambda_dn 5y ago
        "What prank? What's a kernel panic?"
• JasonFruit 5y ago
  Why would you try to open a directory in vim?
  • avereveard 5y ago
    If someone creates files with control characters opening the containing directory in vim will let you delete the offending file, works like a bootleg file commander you don't have to install
    • nostoc 5y ago
      you want to delete a file called '-rf' ? rm ./-rf If you have some weird characters in the filename, you can also let your shell escape whatever character is problematic by using autocomplete, starting with './'
      • avereveard 5y ago
        "Using tab for autocompletion doesn't work for certain kinds of filenames" https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/508267/using-tab-for-autocompletion-doesnt-work-for-certain-kinds-of-filenames https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/508267/using-tab-fo...
  • latexr 5y ago
    You get a directory listing which allows you to navigate to the file you want.
  • imajoredinecon 5y ago
    It actually provides a pretty good interface for choosing files from a directory. Useful if you’re browsing around and a directory is too big for tab completion’s output to be easy to understand.
    • JasonFruit 5y ago
      Neat. Apparently it's part of the reason for the 'm' in the name; I was thinking vi.
  • AlecSchueler 5y ago
    It opens up a navigable directory tree in the Vim window. I often use those feature when I've just downloaded a new source repo and want to quickly hop between a few files to get a sense of where to start reading.
  • deleted 5y ago
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