From the course: Practical Linux for Network Engineers: Part 1

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Never do this! - Linux Tutorial

From the course: Practical Linux for Network Engineers: Part 1

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Never do this!

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(serene music) (thunder roars) (rain spatters) (thunder cracks) (thunder cracks) (thunder cracks) - [Instructor] Now let me show you a commander that you should never use. So I'm gonna go to root. If you use this command, it will remove the entire directory structure of your system. (thunder roars) (flames whoosh) Some Linux administrators think it's funny to teach people this command and tell them to do that but don't listen to them. Do not type this command, because you're gonna destroy your Linux system. (flames crackle) So know what the options do, but please don't run that command unless you explicitly want to remove all files on your system. (flames crackle)

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