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The biggest lesson here is that backing up your files is extremely important. Both local backups and remote backups. I like the 3-2-1 rule: At least three c
by jtokoph 12y ago
The biggest lesson here is that backing up your files is extremely important. Both local backups and remote backups.
I like the 3-2-1 rule:
At least three copies,
In two different formats,
with one of those copies off-site.
Software is written by humans who will undoubtably miss a corner case and not think of every possible environment.
- gizmo686 12y ago>In two different formats What does this mean?
- jeffreyrogers 12y agoProbably means an onsite and an offsite backup for example.
- mdturnerphys 12y agoProbably different media, e.g. an external hard drive and DVDs.
- Alupis 12y agoAlways live by the saying: "If it doesn't exist in at least three places, it doesn't actually exist" - Allan Jude - TechSnap
- colanderman 12y agoYou're too kind :) Granted, part of the blame lies in the archaic Unix security model which doesn't sandbox applications. But ANY line containing "rm -rf" should be reviewed by the most senior dev in the company, or at least one who actually understands shell scripting. It has such a terrible failure mode, there's no excuse not to. (Especially when the dev to blame knew that it's "Scary!".)
- balls187 12y agoInteresting: https://github.com/search?q=rm+-rf&type=Code&utf8=%E2%9C%93 https://github.com/search?q=rm+-rf&type=Code&utf8=%E2%9C%93
- colanderman 12y agoAre you trying to make me have an aneurism? :)