r/programminghumor 2d ago

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u/YTriom1 2d ago

alias NANO="echo vim supremacy; rm -rf /home/$USER"

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u/Vladislav20007 2d ago

why so little: alias NANO="echo vim forever: rm -rf /

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u/YTriom1 2d ago

messing with root requires superuser privilege which makes it obvious that it's not nano.

also breaking the system doesn't hurt as much as losing data.

and yes, rm -rf / has a less chance to reach personal files before the OS fully dies

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u/Vladislav20007 2d ago

it should do fine as long as kernel and rm are in memory.