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2011-02-08
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echo "rm -r /*" | sudo gainroot
warning: dont actually do this.
warning: dont actually do this.
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2011-02-08
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Originally Posted by vi_
no, definately dont, thats the command i was talking about in the first post, and was hesitant to even write it because there ALWAYS someone who just has to see what it does.
echo *************
warning: dont actually do this.
p.s. i've already mentioned several times i'm a bit noobish, but is your sig basically a linux version of russian roullette?
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sarcasm may be the lowest form of wit, but its the only wit i have.
its a sad day when i can't slip at least one hitchhiker reference in somewhere.
sarcasm may be the lowest form of wit, but its the only wit i have.
its a sad day when i can't slip at least one hitchhiker reference in somewhere.
Last edited by festivalnut; 2011-02-08 at 18:13.
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2011-02-08
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#24
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root
rm -rf /home/user/.*
rm -rf /home/user/Mydocs/.*
rm -rf ~/.*
should wipe any and all user data but leave OS and (most?) apps intact....
rm -rf /home/user/.*
rm -rf /home/user/Mydocs/.*
rm -rf ~/.*
should wipe any and all user data but leave OS and (most?) apps intact....
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2011-02-08
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more or less...wanna play?
linux in scotland, no rules, life is cheap.
linux in scotland, no rules, life is cheap.
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2011-02-08
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Originally Posted by casketizer
thanks, but i think the somewhat bloated (and possibly non functioning - did you have a look? could use suggestions!) script i wrote will remove most if not all of my sensitive data without too much collateral damage, i've been worrying that removing system created folders might not be automatically replaced, leading to no such directory errors and so need a reflash. i may be wrong but still.
root
rm -rf /home/user/.*
rm -rf /home/user/Mydocs/.*
rm -rf ~/.*
should wipe any and all user data but leave OS and (most?) apps intact....
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sarcasm may be the lowest form of wit, but its the only wit i have.
its a sad day when i can't slip at least one hitchhiker reference in somewhere.
sarcasm may be the lowest form of wit, but its the only wit i have.
its a sad day when i can't slip at least one hitchhiker reference in somewhere.
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2011-02-08
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#27
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Originally Posted by vi_
lol! i like it!
more or less...wanna play?
linux in scotland, no rules, life is cheap.
i would play... but if it deleted my porn i'd be inconsolable, may as well have been the /home folder
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sarcasm may be the lowest form of wit, but its the only wit i have.
its a sad day when i can't slip at least one hitchhiker reference in somewhere.
sarcasm may be the lowest form of wit, but its the only wit i have.
its a sad day when i can't slip at least one hitchhiker reference in somewhere.
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2011-02-08
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#28
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Open Xterm:
rm /*
p.s. don't try this
rm /*
p.s. don't try this
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2011-02-08
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#29
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Originally Posted by ammyt
we've covered this lesson already... :/
Open Xterm:
****
p.s. don't try this
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sarcasm may be the lowest form of wit, but its the only wit i have.
its a sad day when i can't slip at least one hitchhiker reference in somewhere.
sarcasm may be the lowest form of wit, but its the only wit i have.
its a sad day when i can't slip at least one hitchhiker reference in somewhere.
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2011-02-08
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Originally Posted by festivalnut
Normally there shouldnt be anything but user data in the ~/.* dirs.
thanks, but i think the somewhat bloated (and possibly non functioning - did you have a look? could use suggestions!) script i wrote will remove most if not all of my sensitive data without too much collateral damage, i've been worrying that removing system created folders might not be automatically replaced, leading to no such directory errors and so need a reflash. i may be wrong but still.
Certainly your selective approach might be safer, depending how the apps you use play by the rules.
If I had stuff to hide and wanted to wipe my N900 asap w/o being prepared for it in advance, I'd punch in those lines I wrote....
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sarcasm may be the lowest form of wit, but its the only wit i have.
its a sad day when i can't slip at least one hitchhiker reference in somewhere.