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Just like Grandma used to say (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 days ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/funny@lemmy.world
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[โ€“] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You don't need the --no-preserve-root flag for that command.

/* is a shorthand for [every directory in / separated with a space]. rm doesn't even get to see the *, it is automatically substituted by your shell prior to rm being started.

sudo rm -rf /* is therefore exactly the same as:

sudo rm -rf /bin /boot /dev /etc /home /lib /lib64 /lost+found /mnt /opt /proc /root /run /sbin /srv /swapfile /sys /tmp /usr /var
[โ€“] essell@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Are you one of those vibe codes I've been hearing about? ๐Ÿ˜ฎ