Simple Unixy mistakes that will ruin your day
#6
Here's one:

Typo on the dd command where you accidentally use 'of=/' where you mean to use 'if=/' overwriting your entire root directory

dd is one to be careful with! Wink
- RTP

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RE: Simple Unixy mistakes that will ruin your day - by RTP - 01-29-2021, 03:00 PM

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