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Shootout: 'rm -Rf /' vs. 'Format C:'

Posted by timothy on from the as-in-shoot-out-the-lights dept.

skyshock21 writes "There's an article over at hohle.net about what actually happens when you type the commands Format C: in windows versus rm -Rf / in Linux. Very interesting results indeed. Myths are busted, and hilarity ensues."

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  1. A more appropriate shootout by cyborch · · Score: 5, Insightful

    would be 'mkfs /dev/hda1' vs 'format c:'

  2. sudo password by emmavl · · Score: 5, Insightful

    In the article he mentions sudo asks the root password, while it's actually asking the password of the user performing the sudo ! So I guess he must have set the root password identical to his user password during the installation.

  3. Get a life by soul_hk · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Seriously folks,
    this proves almost nothing.
    This guy really needs to find something better to occupy his time with, ideas include polishing the spoons, re-arranging the sock drawer and cleaning the fridge.

    We all know the best way to screw a Windows XP SP2 user is to convince them to turn off the firewall ..

    mod me down, see if I care

  4. When ls is hosed... by ccarr.com · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...use the shell's built in file expansion:

    echo *

    --
    I don't know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. BB