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I wouldn't joke with that.. Someone may actually try and lose a lot of time and data. Yes, most HN readers will get your 'joke', but possibly not all.
by crayola 14y ago
I wouldn't joke with that.. Someone may actually try and lose a lot of time and data. Yes, most HN readers will get your 'joke', but possibly not all.
- nivla 14y agoIts atleast disabled by default in latest versions of Ubuntu and other distros, but regardless paul_f shouldn't have posted it without any disclaimer.
- Ao7bei3s 14y agoIt'd teach them not to run random commands they found on the internet, what rm does, and to make backups. Three valueable lessons. That is, if it would actually work: modern rm implementations have a special case for /. Read the manpage and/or try this instead: rm -rf --no-preserve-root /
- charliesome 14y agoIf you blindly run code you find on the Internet without understanding what it does, you deserve all you get.