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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: jr2 on February 26, 2010, 05:09:38 pm

Title: Suicide Linux
Post by: jr2 on February 26, 2010, 05:09:38 pm

Quote from: http://qntm.org/suicide

Suicide Linux
You know how sometimes if you mistype a filename in Bash, it corrects your spelling and runs the command anyway? Such as when changing directory, or opening a file.

I have invented Suicide Linux. Any time - any time - you type any remotely incorrect command, the interpreter creatively resolves it into "rm -rf /" and wipes your hard drive.

It's a game. Like walking a tightrope. You have to see how long you can continue to use the operating system before losing all your data.

:lol:

Title: Re: Suicide Linux
Post by: watsisname on February 26, 2010, 05:16:34 pm

That sounds AWESOME!  I'ma get right on it.

Edit:  FFFFFFFFFFFF

Title: Re: Suicide Linux
Post by: Bob-san on February 26, 2010, 05:31:43 pm

I'll try!


*two minutes later*
****! Mr. President... I sorta just accidentally maybe killed your kitten... and deleted the Library of Congress.


More realistically... they're not quite correct. There ARE commands that Suicide Linux corrects by itself. For example, "rm-rf /" will fix itself.

Title: Re: Suicide Linux
Post by: S-99 on March 03, 2010, 12:16:35 am

I guess suicide linux runs as root all the time to actually get somewhere with rm -rf. Otherwise you'd just delete a lot of your own files or suicide linux will keep prompting you to run as root.