Actually, on modern unix systems "rm -rf /" will refuse to delete anything (unless you add a special option, like " --no-preserve-root" in GNU rm).
This follows POSIX.1-2008/SUSv4[1]: | The rm utility shall remove the directory entry specified by each file argument. | | If [...] or if an operand resolves to the root directory, rm shall write a diagnostic | message to standard error and do nothing more with such operands. [1] http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/rm.html -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/935480 Title: mkdosfs refuses to run on /dev/loop0p1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dosfstools/+bug/935480/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
