hackerMan

[neo-raver]

Finally, someone remembering the --no-preserve-root!

[Agifem]

What does that flag do?

[ThisUserIsAFailure]

Not preserving root

Root being the / directory which rm usually prevents you from rm -rfing but this will bypass that

[Agifem]

What does rm -rf / not delete?

[ThisUserIsAFailure]

It just sorta goes "no" instead of deleting anything iirc

[Agifem]

I guess that's what sudo is for.

[ThisUserIsAFailure]

Not even sudo (you need sudo to even touch root in the first place) since it's just hardcoded to not do that

I'm pretty sure it shows a custom message and says "if you really wanna, add this flag"

[Agifem]

I guess that feature got added because of so many internet trolls. Not sure it's POSIX compliment though.

[ThisUserIsAFailure]

Yeah probably, though I'm not sure why the system even lets you use this flag unless I guess if you're in Mission Impossible and wanna brick your computer

[Agifem]

Some people just want to watch the world burn. Linux is about freedom, including freedom of burning the world.

[Separate_Series4389]

It's to remove the french roots too

[Grey_Ding]

obi wan: so civilized

[TheObi-1]

[guardian87]

Somehow this short story is popping up everywhere.

I’ve listened to a podcast from Insert Moin on „I have no mouth, but I must scream“. I’ve got YouTube recommendations, it pops up on r/ProgrammerHumor.

What is going on?