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JPDev @programming.dev

9mo ago

rm -rf /

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I feel dumb: Why git rm -rf and not rm -rf? O.o
- git rm -rf is only usable within the scope of the git repository and removes files in the staging area and working directory but doesnt affect untracked files or .git. rm -rf affects everything. For this case rm -rf probably would be the better option
  edit: did a quick edit on the meme to change it to rm -rf since it makes more sense
  
  rm - rf is the only version that makes sense, since the only reason to delete and re-clone is to recover from an unexpected .git/ state, and git rm won't remove that.
  
  Thanks
  
  Never heard of it, makes total sense, but I'd guess 95% of developers just nuke the directory raw.
  
  That's the joke, yes.

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