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Well, the downloaded bash script does all that, and a user is always free to leave the last piping-into-bash command off. They can review it first, and then run
by mscarborough 14y ago
Well, the downloaded bash script does all that, and a user is always free to leave the last piping-into-bash command off. They can review it first, and then run as sudo (or whoever) if it passes muster.
It's not that much different, so I don't understand the huge problem. Most likely if tutorial writers added a second step, the user would just copypasta the second step also.
Thankfully I followed this procedure after a co-worker sent me this: `curl -L http://bit.ly/10hA8iC http://bit.ly/10hA8iC | bash` ... was able to turn my speakers down first ;)
- laumars 14y agoThat's one of the better rickrolling I've seen! One of my mates rickrolled me by post (aka snail mail) just days after I moved house. It took me 2 years to find out who was behind that.