Please post fedora.repo

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am Sa, den 18.06.2005 schrieb John Miller um 14:55:

> Alexander Dalloz wrote:
> 
> > rm -rf ./etc
> 
> Just a gentle reminder: for reasons of safety, particularly when giving
> "recipe" instructions, it's better to use a full path in connection with
> 'rm -rf' (for reasons I know I don't need to explain to you, Alexander).
> 
> In this case, it would be
> 
> rm -rf /var/tmp/etc

> John Miller

Thanks John for the pointer. You are right that users running any "rm
-rf ..." command should be very careful. An "rm -rf . /etc" can lead to
exit to hell - at least when running this with root's permissions. Your
suggestion that I had better used absolute paths within my small code
example is valid and good.

On the other hand it is a benefit for shell users if the know about the
meaning of

. or ./ or / as first, sometimes single path elements

Alexander


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