On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:28:12 +1100 Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 20Feb2012 13:29, Fedora Linux <fedoralinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > | I created a script > [...] > | rm -fr /tmp/* > | rm -fr /tmp/.* > > Just a remark. DO NOT DO THIS! > > Other program may well have stuff in /tmp active by the time your script > runs. It MUST NOT blow things away in a careless and untargeted way like > this. Also don't do it because rm -rf /tmp/.* matches /tmp/.. aka / and you really don't want to go there... -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
