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rm -rf / (programming.dev)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I feel dumb: Why git rm -rf and not rm -rf? O.o

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Thanks

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Never heard of it, makes total sense, but I'd guess 95% of developers just nuke the directory raw.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

That's the joke, yes.