It doesn't seem to... I tested it in Mandrake 8.
On Sun, 4 Nov 2001 14:33, Pierre Fortin wrote: > This is a multi-part message in MIME format... > > ------------=_1004845157-1734-5208 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > No more than "rm -f <link>" will; but I will never try "rm -rf .*" like I > did on SunOS years ago... > > Hint: it followed ".." :^P > > Pierre > > pesarif wrote: > > Sorry for posting two messages to the list at the same time but...:) > > > > I was just wondering whether or not: > > > > su > > md afolder > > cd afolder > > ln -s / root > > cd .. > > rm -rf afolder > > > > would erase my entire filesystem? > > As you may have guessed, I am not in a position to try this :) > > > > I ask this because cp -r follows links, unless -d is used. > > However, there isn't an equivalent option for rm. > > > > So does rm follow links? > > > > Thanks again, > > pesarif > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >------- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > ------------=_1004845157-1734-5208 > Content-Type: text/plain; name="message.footer" > Content-Disposition: inline; filename="message.footer" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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