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Linux command line is very productive, useful and interesting, but

sometimes it can be very dangerous, especially when you are not sure of
what you are doing. This article does not intend to make it angry Linux TRENDING
command line. This article is created to alert Linux users to some of the
commands that you should think twice before executing them.

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10 Most Dangerous Linux Commands You Should

Never Execute
The command line in Linux is very productive, useful and interesting, however, it can
sometimes be very dangerous, especially when dealing user root or user that can take
most of their privileges, sudo. You must know exactly what you’re doing. This article
was created to simply alert Linux users to some of the terminal commands, that every
Linux user should think twice before executing them.

1. rm -rf

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10/4/2018 10 Most Dangerous Linux Commands You Should Never Execute

The rm -rf command is one of the fastest ways to delete a folder and its contents. But a
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7. > File

The above command is used to release the file content. If the above command is
executed with a typing error or ignorance as “> xt.conf” will write the configuration file or
any other system or configuration file.

8. ^ foo ^ bar

This command is used to edit the previous command without the need to retype the
entire command again. But it can be really problematic if you do not take the risk to
carefully check the change in the original command using ^ ^ foo bar command.

9. dd if = / dev / random of = / dev / sda

The above command will end as / dev / sda and write random data for the block. Of
course! Your system would be left in inconsistent and unrecoverable phase.

10. invisible Command

The following command is nothing more than the first command of this article ( rm-rf ).
Here the codes are hidden in hex to an ignorant user can be fooled. Running the code
below into your terminal and clear your root partition.

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This command here shows that the threat can be hidden and usually undetectable
sometimes. You should be aware of what you are doing and what would be the result.
Not compile / run code from an unknown source.
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