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- Is it possible to remove the root directory? - Super User
The --preserve-root option was added to GNU rm in 2003 (commit 9be74f6f125b2be), and was made the default behavior in 2006 (commit aff5a4f2ab86f) Some say it is because pranksters in #ubuntu kept telling newbies to run rm -rf – and many did Some say it is because it is too easy to mistype rm -rf tmp junk
- rm: cannot remove `dir-name: Directory not empty - Super User
rm: cannot remove `dir-name': Directory not empty Ask Question Asked 1 year, 11 months ago Modified 1 year, 11 months ago
- Is there a scenario where rm -rf --no-preserve-root is needed?
In that case, rm -rf --no-preserve-root will delete the system in the chroot environment but will leave yours intact I am sure there are more possible reasons, but in general it seems a very reasonable approach that my system allows me to do whatever I want with it
- linux - Why does it take a long time to delete big files if `rm` can be . . .
I know that that it takes a long time to remove a big file because big files have larger number of blocks to be unlinked But when I interrupt an ongoing rm of a large file, the file is still gone
- macos - Trying to delete directory with rm -rf, but get message that . . .
rm -rf dirname from a login on the network disk server properly removed the directory along with its contents So, there's another answer for what it's worth; another potential solution to this problem if it should appear for anyone in conjunction with a network disk
- I accidentally ran `rm -rf *` on my wsl, what should i do
I accidentally ran rm -rf * on my wsl (with root permission) and i rebooted and it became unusable What should I do?
- What does rm -R do? - Super User
1 The rm manpage says this : -r, -R, --recursive remove directories and their contents recursively So, for rm at least, both options have the same effect
- linux - Why does mv not need -r to work with directories, but rm . . .
I am learning basic Linux commands This seems counterintuitive: Why do copy (cp) and remove (rm) require the recursive option (-R, --recursive) to interact with directories, when move (mv) can alr
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