Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · edit-24 months agoSeriously this is a joke. Do NOT try thismidwest.socialimagemessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1359arrow-down186
arrow-up1273arrow-down1imageSeriously this is a joke. Do NOT try thismidwest.socialLanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · edit-24 months agomessage-square59fedilink
minus-squareJohanno@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoOr was it non preserve. I never tried it though. I guess a vm should be fine to test it. On the other hand I don’t care enough.
minus-squareDefederateLemmyMl@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-24 months agoThe flag is called --no-preserve-root, but the flag wouldn’t do anything here because you’re not deleting root (/), you’re deleting all non-hidden files and directories under root (/*), and rm will just let you do it.
minus-squareL3ft_F13ld!@links.hackliberty.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoPretty sure it’s --no-preserve-root or something similar.
Or was it non preserve. I never tried it though. I guess a vm should be fine to test it. On the other hand I don’t care enough.
The flag is called
--no-preserve-root, but the flag wouldn’t do anything here because you’re not deleting root (/), you’re deleting all non-hidden files and directories under root (/*), and rm will just let you do it.Pretty sure it’s --no-preserve-root or something similar.