On Fri, 4 Feb 2000, Richard Adams wrote:
> The following is an example
>
> /usr/local/src/pipo
> do;
> cd /usr/local/src/pipo
> pwd # This to MAKE SURE YOUR IN pipo.
> rm -rf *
> to delete hidden files (the ones with a leading . )
> rm -rf .*
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
DO NOT do this! With the recursive (-r) option, it will
follow all directories. With .*, it will find .. and follow
it, thus going back up your directory tree, until it gets to /
and will proceed to wipe out everything!
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