I will admit to doing that once when I first began with Linux. Not a biggie had nothing on that system I wanted. I didn't realize I was in the root directory. Lesson learned. Always double check the path :) On Apr 15, 2016 12:41 PM, "Alvin Starr" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Most of us have made that same mistake but without the disastrous results. > > "rm -rf" is a very big gun with a hair trigger. So its easy to shoot > yourself in the foot with it and because its so big you may not just lose > your foot but a leg or two. > Sadly this guy was looking down the barrel when he oops'd. > > > On 04/15/2016 12:28 PM, Stephen wrote: > >> The mind wobbles .... >> >> >> >> http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/man-deletes-entire-company-running-bad-line-code-article-1.2601239?cid=msn >> >> > -- > Alvin Starr || voice: (905)513-7688 > Netvel Inc. || Cell: (416)806-0133 > [email protected] || > > --- > Talk Mailing List > [email protected] > https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk >
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