Lanky_Pomegranate530 to [email protected] • edit-28 months agoSeriously this is a joke. Do NOT try thismidwest.socialimagemessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1361
arrow-up1361imageSeriously this is a joke. Do NOT try thismidwest.socialLanky_Pomegranate530 to [email protected] • edit-28 months agomessage-square59fedilink
minus-squareJohannolinkfedilink2•8 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-squareL3ft_F13ld!linkfedilink1•8 months agoPretty sure it’s --no-preserve-root or something similar.
minus-squareDefederateLemmyMllinkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-28 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.
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.
Pretty sure it’s --no-preserve-root or something similar.
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.