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Deleting Files (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by cm0002@sh.itjust.works to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] zerofk@lemmy.zip 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I once deleted /dev/null Do not recommend. You’d be surprised how much of the system needs it.

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[–] Dremor@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I once deleted /dev/urandom. I didn't want uncertainty in my life.

Well, I was on for a surprise.

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[–] CheesyFox@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

well, i guess your pc got into a pretty certain state of being, at least for that evening, so technically it worked:)

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 point 1 year ago

How? I could've sworn it wasn't even a "real" file. I thought the file system just had special rules for interacting with that name.

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