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Linux 4.5-rc5: efivarfs fixed to avoid “rm -rf /” bricking UEFI

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279 points the_why_of_y | 1 comments | 22 Feb 16 18:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.255s | source
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smaili ◴[22 Feb 16 21:11 UTC] No.11154331[source]▶
I've never actually seen or had the courage to attempt "rm -rf /". Does anyone know what would happen if it were run?
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1. Symbiote ◴[22 Feb 16 22:26 UTC] No.11154818[source]▶
You get an error along of you're sure.

You should try

  rm --no-preserve-root -rf /