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I feel like a common end user. Linux funnines inside.
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Posted by: BooRadley
I had my old linux install mounted on /mnt/test, and wanted to delete it and use the disk slice for storage. I forgot to type the . before ./bin/*.
Code:
eric on /dev/pts/0 [/home/eric]
$ cd /mnt/test
eric on /dev/pts/0 [/mnt/test]
$ ls
bin chess etc lib mnt proc sbin tmp var
boot dev home lost+found opt root slrnplace usr wine.gif
eric on /dev/pts/0 [/mnt/test]
$ su
Password:
[(root on ttys0) /mnt/test]
# rm -rf /bin/*
[(root on ttys0) /mnt/test]
# ls
bash: ls: command not found
D'oh. I coppied the old install's /bin over, so it at least works a little, but it's all hosed up now. Guess I'll be reinstalling sometime soon.
Does anyone know where I can take that class that teaches you to not do really incredibly stupid things? There really must be such a class, because I clearly need to take it.
Posted by: taco_fox
ok.
Posted by: 9:35
lmao man that reminds me of the time i tried to ping a guy but i wrote "pig" instead and msrun didn't know what to do
Posted by: Null Actor
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Originally posted by BooRadley
Does anyone know where I can take that class that teaches you to not do really incredibly stupid things? There really must be such a class, because I clearly need to take it.
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I figure a class where the penalty for doing something stupid is death would work.
Posted by: Erekose
...yeah i think wenchy teaches it. there is a surprisingly low absenteeism rate, as well
Posted by: BooRadley
I rebuilt bash, but tcksh won't install without replacing some dependancies, plus it needs sh, which I don't feel like also downloading and compiling. I was using RH 8, and I've had a copy of RH 9 for a while now, anyway, so I guess it's all for the better. I'm just spending the day burning backups of stuff before I format & upgrade/install.
Ahh. . gotta remember the damn . from now on. dot dot dot dot dot.
DOT!
Posted by: TotalRecall
You can just use bin/, without the first slash and dot. It assumes you are referring to your current directory.
Posted by: BooRadley
Yeah, either one would'a worked. I'm not sure how I ended up doing /bin. Maybe I split the difference between bin and ./bin or something. Oddly, I felt a little safer using ./bin because it was more explicit.
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