11.19.09

Dumb ways to lose files, part 18

Posted in General at 12:36 pm by Steven

Here’s a bizarre way to lose some files:
rm foo.x `
(didn’t notice I’d accidentally hit backtick)
ls
(always do this after file operations, it’s a weird little habit)
(oops, didn’t work. Oh, there’s a backtick in operation.)
`
(a bunch of errors about some files and directories that can’t be removed.)
(CRAP!)

Running a Bacula restore job as I type this…

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