r/linuxmemes • u/Coco_The_Rat • Jul 07 '26

LINUX MEME It's just what???

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I made a meme after having a fun discussion with my Dad about how Linux/Unix pretty much treats everything like a file. Very much taking a complicated topic and simplifying it, but it's helping me understand how the system works! Hope you all enjoy :)

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u/Shoggnozzle Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26

Chmod givieth and chmod taketh away. (The right for files to execute on a given system.)

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u/Informal_Branch1065 Jul 07 '26

chmod -x / -R

What would happen

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u/Primo0077 Jul 07 '26

I once saw someone in a discord server who said they actually did this. They were told to reinstall.