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And that is why snapshots exist (sh.itjust.works)
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Though the Windows thing was really funny 😂.

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[-] taladar@sh.itjust.works 35 points 7 months ago

Deleting the current directory via ./ seems contrived since you would just use . or more likely the directory name from outside the directory. What does happen is rm -rf ${FOO}/ while ${FOO} is an empty string.

[-] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 19 points 7 months ago

Not sure if you're referencing the Steam incident, but Steam did exactly that: https://www.theregister.com/2015/01/17/scary_code_of_the_week_steam_cleans_linux_pcs/

[-] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 7 months ago

Even so, . and / are right next to each other so it's a likely typo. You might press enter before you catch it.

[-] 0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

The double check before you rm things 🤷.

[-] reinei@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

${Insert meme of qwertz ganz not having that problem here}

[-] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 5 points 7 months ago

yup, did that one on a server at work. had to go cap in hand to my manager to get him to fix it

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