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Not a whiz at Unix but here is my translation. rm is "remove" -i is a command flag that tells it to ask you if you are sure you want to remove the file. /bin/laden while I think this is a play on words, the definition of a bin file on unix is an "executable binary" Thank you. Audrey Gilbreath Applications Architect Interfaces Team perotsystems Catholic Healthcare West -- Business Services Center (602) 307-2481 agilbrea@chw.edu -----Original Message----- From: James Rich [mailto:james@eaerich.com] Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 5:15 PM To: midrange-l@midrange.com Subject: Re: I don't understand Unix, but would someone who does please respond to me and explain it. On Mon, 24 Sep 2001 barsa@barsaconsulting.com wrote: > a little unix joke: > > rm /bin/laden Maybe a little play on words here? Or maybe the result is funny, too: james@orion:~/mozilla/dist/bin> rm /bin/laden rm: cannot remove `/bin/laden': No such file or directory A reflection on how hard it is going to be. > We decided that the US gov't is actually attempting: > > rm -rf /bin/laden Well, maybe not *completely* silently :) Probably not this either: rm -i /bin/laden James Rich james@eaerich.com _______________________________________________ This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/midrange-l or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@midrange.com Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.
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