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Name: Anonymous 2008-11-12 1:20

"Even experienced UNIX users occasionally enter rm *.* at the UNIX
prompt only to realize too late that they have removed the wrong
segment of the directory structure." - Microsoft WSS whitepaper

1-10?

Name: Anonymous 2008-11-12 1:29

Only the most important files are named *.* in GNU/ANONIX

Name: Anonymous 2008-11-12 2:00

I don't think I've typed "rm *.*" ever. I have also never deleted the wrong thing. That said, I am paralyzed with fear over the possibility.

Name: Anonymous 2008-11-12 2:19

>>3
rm *.* instead of rm * should only delete less than what you want to delete, never more. rm *.*; rm * deletes exactly the same files as rm *.

Name: Anonymous 2008-11-12 3:07

>>1
3/10

Firstly, experienced/bearded UNIX users wouldn't use rm *.* to wipe all, unless they are actually Windows faggots. Secondly, that hardly happens. Thirdly, it may also happen on Windows.

Name: Anonymous 2008-11-12 3:28

bill@bluehat's password: Linux idawhite 2.6.26-1-486 #1 Thu Oct 9 14:22:52 UTC 2008 i686 Welcome to the Bluehat Linux Enterprise Windows operating system. Enter MsdnInfo GettingStart NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL to learn the basics of the system! You've got mail! Last login: Wed Aug 13 17:24:38 2008 [02:14:34] bill@idawhite:~$ cd TestDir/ [02:14:40] bill@idawhite:~/TestDir$ deltree *.* -bash: deltree: command not found [02:14:52] bill@idawhite:~/TestDir$ rem *.* -bash: rem: command not found [02:16:02] merlin@idawhite:~/TestDir$ rm /? rm: cannot remove `/?': No such file or directory [02:17:32] merlin@idawhite:~/TestDir$ rm /help rm: cannot remove `/help': No such file or directory [02:17:42] merlin@idawhite:~/TestDir$ rm -h rm: invalid option -- h Try `rm --help' for more information. [02:15:00] bill@idawhite:~/TestDir$ rm * rm: cannot remove `04': Is a directory rm: cannot remove `05': Is a directory rm: cannot remove `One': Is a directory rm: cannot remove `Three': Is a directory rm: cannot remove `Two': Is a directory [02:15:53] bill@idawhite:~/TestDir$ rm *.* rm: cannot remove `*.*': No such file or directory [02:16:02] bill@idawhite:~/TestDir$ exit

Name: Anonymous 2008-11-12 3:48

>>4
rm * deletes exactly the same files as rm *
O RLY

Name: Anonymous 2008-11-12 3:56

>>7
O RL
huh? i think you meant "O RLY".

Name: Anonymous 2008-11-12 4:10

rm -rf /

Name: Anonymous 2008-11-12 4:15

>>8
If you review the post in question (>>7), I think you will agree that I meant what I said and said what I meant, an elephant's faithful 144 pergross.

Name: Anonymous 2008-11-12 4:49

>>10
>>7 said:
rm *.*; rm * deletes exactly the same files as rm *.
you changed the "rm *.*; rm *" part to just "rm *".

Name: Anonymous 2008-11-12 10:52

# ls

\ *\ 

(*ﾟーﾟ)

(,,ﾟДﾟ)

*.*

（　・∀・）



# rm

'*.*'

Name: Anonymous 2011-02-02 23:03

Don't change these.

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