There was very clearly something wrong with the question from the start. The command described doesn't actually do what the author suggested (wipe the entire machine) - in fact, it does nothing but return an error.
# rm -rf / rm: it is dangerous to operate recursively on ‘/’ rm: use --no-preserve-root to override this failsafe # This functionality was added probably close to 10 years ago, and will be in every even close-to-current linux distribution now days. Scott On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 10:03 AM, Avi Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 16 Apr 2016, at 10:15 AM, Stephen Loosley <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > ---- On Fri, 15 Apr 2016 22:43:45 +1000 Andy Farkas wrote ---- > > > >> Ah, Stephen, you've been suckered in by an Internet meme. > >> > >> -andyf > > > > > > J'accuse .. prove it > > > http://meta.serverfault.com/questions/8696/what-to-do-with-the-rm-rf-hoax-question > > It was a hoax/marketing ploy. > > Cheers, > Avi > _______________________________________________ > Link mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link > _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
