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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.
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 isrm -rf ${FOO}/
while${FOO}
is an empty string.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/
Even so,
.
and/
are right next to each other so it’s a likely typo. You might press enter before you catch it.The double check before you rm things 🤷.
${Insert meme of qwertz ganz not having that problem here}
yup, did that one on a server at work. had to go cap in hand to my manager to get him to fix it