Re: [cobalt-users] Telnet Commands

["Zeffie" <cobaltlist@xxxxxxxx>]

> > rm -r
>
> Be careful with that thing!  Someone is going to loose an eye!
>
> 'rm -r' can be very dangerous, especially when you are a tab completion
> fiend like me.  Make damn well and sure that you are deleting the right
> thing, as the 'r' flag means recursive.  That is the same as the deltree
> command from dos, only if you're like me, you've got the safety turned off
> and it won't prompt you for a 'y' or 'n' (I think that while redhat ships
> with bash in weenie mode with a couple of little commands that prompt you
> after every rm command, Cobalt does not).

rm -rf
I should mention that the f means to force the removal.  so no questions
about it just do it!  it used to be if you typed rm * you would wipe the
whole system because .. (or is it .)is a listing in the directory anyway it
caused the whole tree to be deleted.  pretty kool and not something to try
on older unix systems.  now it's trapped or fixed somehow.  I'm not sure but
I found another kool program to work on (ok 3 actually) while looking around
for the answer.  Still today however it is possible to make a typo and wipe
out the whole thing.  About 2 months ago I visited the yahoo unix chat area
and ask a stupid question: "what do you type to see a directory listing in
linux?" the response(s) where "rm -rf /" which of course would delete
everything you could ever want.  Sorry about rambling on about this but I've
been reading alot of useless jef<snip> posts/adverts lately and the
medication isn't working?  or is it? :)


Zeffie Storm
"It's actually storming here"