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  1. How to recover files I deleted now by running rm - Unix & Linux …

    How to recover files I deleted now by running rm *? [duplicate] Ask Question Asked 12 years, 1 month ago Modified 5 years, 5 months ago

  2. Anyone ever actually tried 'rm -rf /*' in Linux? - Stack Overflow

    May 25, 2012 · Wikipedia : rm -rf (variously, rm -rf /, rm -rf *, and others) is frequently used in jokes and anecdotes about Unix disasters [2] . The rm -rf variant of the command, if run by a …

  3. rm - Remove files and subdirectories of particular folder - Unix ...

    Sep 1, 2015 · I need to remove files and sub-directories in a particular folder but not that folder itself. I am using below command: find . -type d -depth -mtime +7 -exec rm -rf {} \\; But it …

  4. Where do files go when the rm command is issued? - Unix & Linux …

    The rm command on UNIX/Linux is comparable to del on DOS/Windows which also deletes and does not move files to the Recycle Bin. Another thing to realize is that moving a file across …

  5. linux - How to undo rm -rf? - Stack Overflow

    Jan 23, 2014 · How we I undo the rm -rf command? For example, I have an Application folder and I removed it with: rm -rf Application But it was my mistake and want to recover that Application …

  6. What is the best way to undo "rm -rf"? - linux

    May 11, 2020 · The data was on a SSD, formatted as ext4. As soon as I realized that I had run rm -rf in the wrong place I held the power button down on the computer to turn it off. Steps to …

  7. linux - How does rm work? What does rm do? - Stack Overflow

    How does rm work? What does rm do? [closed] Asked 11 years, 11 months ago Modified 6 years, 8 months ago Viewed 18k times

  8. What does rm ** does in LINUX - Stack Overflow

    Mar 1, 2022 · what does rm ** do in linux. started learning linux and stuck here. I tried reading but couldnt understand or didn get the answer

  9. What's the fastest way to remove all files & subfolders in a ... - linux

    Apr 18, 2016 · The fastest is with rm -rf dirname. I used a snapshotted mountpoint of an ext3 filesystem on RedHat6.4 with 140520 files and 9699 directories. If rm -rf * is slow, it might be …

  10. How do you do a dry run of rm to see what files will be deleted?

    Oct 7, 2020 · I want to see what files will be deleted when performing an rm in linux. Most commands seem to have a dry run option to show just such information, but I can't seem to …