DO NOT EXECUTE ANY COMMAND with rm in it

Inxsible · 02:36 PM

A spammer(s) has been giving misleading instructions. The command that he/she gives will ERASE your entire home directory. Please do NOT execute the commands before you verify it.

Consider yourselves warned !!!!!!!!!!

overdrank

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inxsible

A spammer has been giving misleading instructions. The command that he gives will ERASE your entire home directory. Please do NOT execute the commands before you verify it.

Consider yourselves warned !!!!!!!!!!

Sticky!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

+1

Paul820

Quote:

Originally Posted by overdrank

Sticky!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

+1

Not everyone reads the stickies though.

Inxsible

as long as this thread remains on the first page, hopefully it will help new users.

I guess we just keep bumping this thread if it goes further down.

WebSiteGuru

Quote:

Originally Posted by overdrank

Sticky!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

+1

Agree! Please sticky especially for today...

Luggy

But if we don't let people find out what $sudo rm -rf /home does then how will they ever learn?

santiagoward2000 · 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luggy

But if we don't let people find out what *** does then how will they ever learn?

I'll try it right now!!

But seriously, I agree it would be a good idea to have this thread as a sticky.

aysiu

Not that anyone reads stickies, but for the few who do, this advice would be beneficial:

The command

Code:

rm

stands for remove. The command

Code:

sudo rm

means remove with administrative privileges. The command

Code:

sudo rm -rf

means remove recursively (files within folders and folders within folders) with administrative privileges. The command

Code:

sudo rm -rf /

means Delete my entire hard drive. The command

Code:

sudo rm -rf /home

means Delete all user data, including personal files.

Do not run these commands.

More importantly, if you ever doubt whether a command should be run or not, wait for at least one or two people to respond validating the command or Google the command to see what it does.

taurus

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luggy

But if we don't let people find out what ********* does then how will they ever learn?

Would you please DO NOT include that command in your message. Somebody would try it!

WebSiteGuru

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luggy

But if we don't let people find out what $sudo rm -rf /home does then how will they ever learn?

My guess rm = remove and I know ~/ with anything mean home directory.

November 13th, 2007	#1
Inxsible Badabing Badabang Badaboom...Sucker! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: CT, USA Beans: 4,996	DO NOT EXECUTE ANY COMMAND with rm in it A spammer(s) has been giving misleading instructions. The command that he/she gives will ERASE your entire home directory. Please do NOT execute the commands before you verify it. Consider yourselves warned !!!!!!!!!! __________________ Shed that weight!! -- Apps \| Window Managers Arch + Openbox (tty1) + Fluxbox (tty2) Last edited by Inxsible; November 13th, 2007 at 02:36 PM..

November 13th, 2007	#4
Inxsible Badabing Badabang Badaboom...Sucker! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: CT, USA Beans: 4,996	Re: DO NOT EXECUTE ANY COMMAND with rm in it as long as this thread remains on the first page, hopefully it will help new users. I guess we just keep bumping this thread if it goes further down. __________________ Shed that weight!! -- Apps \| Window Managers Arch + Openbox (tty1) + Fluxbox (tty2)

November 13th, 2007	#6
Luggy Gee! These Aren't Roasted! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Manitoba Beans: 171 Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope	Re: DO NOT EXECUTE ANY COMMAND with rm in it But if we don't let people find out what $sudo rm -rf /home does then how will they ever learn? __________________ Casulty In The Fight Against Boredom

November 13th, 2007	#8
aysiu HP Mini 1120nr User Join Date: May 2005 Location: US My beans are hidden! Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala	Re: DO NOT EXECUTE ANY COMMAND with rm in it Not that anyone reads stickies, but for the few who do, this advice would be beneficial: The command Code: rm stands for remove. The command Code: sudo rm means remove with administrative privileges. The command Code: sudo rm -rf means remove recursively (files within folders and folders within folders) with administrative privileges. The command Code: sudo rm -rf / means Delete my entire hard drive. The command Code: sudo rm -rf /home means Delete all user data, including personal files. Do not run these commands. More importantly, if you ever doubt whether a command should be run or not, wait for at least one or two people to respond validating the command or Google the command to see what it does. __________________ tutorials \| blog \| advice \| more advice

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