• russjr08@outpost.zeuslink.net
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    1 year ago

    I think that is only if you pass /, I don’t think the flag is required for /* which is what is shown here - if I remember right, it’s because the * triggers the shell to expand the paths and that flag is only built to protect / (from say, having an empty variable alongside /).

    • blackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.uk
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      1 year ago

      Yes, the * is expanded by the shell so the rm command just sees lots of individual files being passed in