Timeline for What to do with the "rm -rf" hoax question
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| Apr 20, 2016 at 15:38 | comment | added | Aaron |
The question was closed before I was able to answer. If they had used set -u in their shell script, the faux problem would not have occured. Setting set-u will cause bash to exit, due to unbound variables. rm -Rf ${foo}/${bar}
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| Apr 18, 2016 at 15:22 | comment | added | user264234 | @allo That used to be true, but don't assume it still is: github.com/freebsd/freebsd/commit/… | |
| Apr 17, 2016 at 11:55 | comment | added | Aaron Hall | Deleting is bad - too many outside sources are pointing to it. Edit it, declare it's a hoax, and lock it. Or redirect the page to this page. | |
| Apr 16, 2016 at 21:43 | comment | added | allo | @nwildner: It will work with non-GNU rm. So i guess with FreeBSD you're out of luck with the same problem. Too lazy to fire up a vm just to test it, but most real unices do not prevent you from doing stupid things. | |
| Apr 16, 2016 at 18:20 | vote | accept | Sven | ||
| Apr 15, 2016 at 19:07 | comment | added | user122772 | I just disagree on merging answers. That's why i also gave a suggestion below :) Mark as spam, edit to explain the hoax and let the question closed. This way will preserve content and avoid mixing true answers with anwers of a question that was a lie :P | |
| Apr 15, 2016 at 18:46 | comment | added | user9517 |
@nwildner I was being somewhat pink-and-fluffy; people are more likely to react well to something that preserves content and UIPs than to the thermonuclear option of deleting the whole mess (which I'd quite happily do too)... Anyway that's my last word on the matter if you want to continue discussing this with the noob please to it $elsewhere.
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| Apr 15, 2016 at 18:43 | comment | added | user122772 |
Yeah, but if rm -fr / will not work, there is no need to "document" this, and use as proof to other questions since they will not show something real, and could be hoaxes too
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| Apr 15, 2016 at 18:38 | comment | added | HopelessN00b | @nwildner This isn't the first time we've seen "Halp, I deleted all my things, what do I do?!?!?", (or even the more specific Linux/rm -rf variant) and it won't be the last. So, next time, we can point to the question and say "nope, you're screwed, like this guy. And that guy. And that guy, and..." That's how it helps. | |
| Apr 15, 2016 at 18:16 | comment | added | user122772 | Why merge answers from a question that was a hoax? I don't think this could help any serious question, by merging answers that came from questions that are a lie! | |
| Apr 15, 2016 at 14:30 | comment | added | Shog9 | If the answers can be made to fit the dup-target, this is reasonable. | |
| Apr 15, 2016 at 13:53 | history | answered | user9517 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |