[LBo] Quizz/Puzzle of the day

[Jisao]

Goksin Akdeniz wrote:
>> su -c rm -rf 
>>     
> "su -c" is explained, so I will go on with rm -rf.
>
> rm removes all files and directories. Actuall on a *NIX system everything is a 
> file. So a directory is a file which contains information of other files.
>
> rm (rEmOVE) simply deletes a file. The recent implmentation works different. 
> You can delete a directory unless there are files and subdirectories. 
>
> If you run rm with the options of r and f, you simply order:
>
> "Delete recursivley (r) and don't ask me any questions and ignore all(f)"
>
> rm -rf will delete all all files and subdirectories. So to make it work safe 
> root or users can define an alias suc as rm -i
>
> rm -i is the interactive mode, when rm askes for every action of deleting 
> files.
>
> For more on alias and rm consult the man pages. To view a man page simply type 
> man NAME_OF_TOOL_OR_COMMAND
>
> man alias
>
> man rm
>
>   
Good thing I asked!

Thank you all for answering the question. 

Jisao