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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

r and f are just flags, meaning recursive and force, so it doesn't matter the order

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

So it will remove everything in the / directory and all its subfolders without further asking.

Would it destroy or brick my device? Or just delete the OS and all my data?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It shouldn't brick your PC, but it has happened as a result of computers improperly complying with UEFI spec. There are far easier and safer ways to clear a hard drive than deleting every file and folder recursively.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The first step of which would be, don't try to clear a hard drive while you have it mounted