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> Is there really an initial environment where rm * ; rm * ; does something different than rm * once? if * expands to the rm binary itself, maybe.

• maweki 4y ago
  How is the system different after the first and after the second call?
  • jgoldshlag 4y ago
    If there is an rm executable in the current directory, and also one later in your PATH, the second run might use a different rm that could do whatever it wants to
    • dotancohen 4y ago
      This is actually a likely scenario, as it is common to alias rm to rm -i. Though your bash config will still run after .bashrc is nuked, some might wrap with a script instead of aliasing (e.g., to send items to Trash).
  • hansel_der 4y ago
    # rm rm # rm rm rm: command not found