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sudo rm -rf /
Very powerful yet helpful command :-)
Someone has to say this. Don't do it anyone
Agree. Don’t just copy and paste CLI commands you find on the internet, suggested by a stranger
Instructions unclear, dick now stuck in computer.
Lp0 on fire
For reference: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rm_(Unix)
The rm -rf / variant of the command, if run by a superuser, would cause every file accessible from the present file system to be deleted from the machine.
doesnt actually do anything on gnu rm, and hasnt in like a decade. but yeah, dont do it.
The most deceptive joke I've seen on this is
sudo rm -fr /to remove the French language pack
I did this on my personal computer just to prove a point.
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