Why is the dreadful 'rm -rf /' even allowed?

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Mar 15, 20263206 views

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We all know the destructive power of the following command executed as root: Related questions: How far will you get with an 'rm -rf /' command? deleting everything: # rm -rf / I fail to see when this particular combination of parameters would be useful, since it destroys the whole system and there…

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Why is there no such safeguard in the rm command? There are already three safeguards: The switch, without which a directory can't be removed. The switch, which verifies that you actually want to delete what you've asked to delete. Aliasing to turns …

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Why is the dreadful 'rm -rf /' even allowed?

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