From fork bombs to fake “language pack” removals, these commands can wreck Linux fast. Here’s what they do and how to stay ...

Ever type “rm -rf dirname” and then realize you’ve just blown away the wrong directory? You can always alias the rm command to “rm -i”, but let’s look at a way that you can selectively determine which ...

The following is the continuation of a series of columns on Linux disasters and how to recover from them, inspired in part by a Halloween Linux Journal Live episode titled “Horror Stories”. You can ...

Even if you’re brand new to Terminal, I hope someone has given you this valuable advice: Be very careful when using the rm command to remove files and folders! The Unix file and folder deletion tool ...