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Please don't delete the production DB (lemmy.zip)

submitted 4 days ago by favoredponcho@lemmy.zip to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 21 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Something like --dry-run there?

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 32 points 3 days ago (1 children)

does dry running have any meaning on a function that is inherently stochastic?

[–] MajinBlayze@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

It can, if it's passed through to tools without the llm meddling, but the problem is that there is typically a tool for arbitrary shell commands, and unless there's a mechanism to dry run these, there's no way to handle it reliably.

[–] InnerScientist@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Are you sure you don't need the lube?