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Anna ([personal profile] annathyst) wrote2005-11-05 02:40 am

AUGH

Note to self: ALWAYS check to see that the command you just recalled by hitting up-arrow after shelling into your server is the one you expected before hitting enter.

You see, "echo * | xargs rm" is a bit different from "screen -U -r -x"...

Good thing I have a backup from earlier this week...

[identity profile] spikeyhedgehog.livejournal.com 2005-11-05 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I've done that too and wondered "why isn't my laptop shutting down?"