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What is the most destroying command you can type in the Linux terminal? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by oriond@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] oriond@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

1.- I will start with the infamous rm-rf /

[–] barkingspiders@infosec.pub 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't think there's anything shorter or more elegant than this really. When you're right you're right.

[–] TheCaconym@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

These days the GNU rm specifically warns you and asks you to confirm before proceeding

[–] huf@hexbear.net 2 points 11 months ago

dd

[–] 0_0j@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Alias ls="sudo rm -rf / > /dev/null"

would be hilarious