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  3. September 2001

Re: I don't understand Unix, but would someone who does pleaserespond to me and explain it.

Err...  its more or less the same as

DLTPGM BIN/LADEN

in OS/400...   except that the /bin directory is a standard directory
on unix... it's where all the executables that are part of the OS are...
(like QSYS would be, if it had nothing but *pgm objects)

adding -rf means to remove all of the subordinate files/directories,
without asking for confirmation or checking the permissions.


On Mon, 24 Sep 2001 barsa@barsaconsulting.com wrote:
>
> a little unix joke:
>
> rm /bin/laden
>
> We decided that the US gov't is actually attempting:
>
> rm -rf /bin/laden
>

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