Starbase wrote:
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filed away for future reference (yes I am cautious of following advice on
Usenet (rm -r * for example), but my Linux box is still my experimental box

Ooooer, there's better than that!

You could try "rm -R *", but on Mandrake it will ask you for each and every file whether you want to delete it, if you can.


To do something much more drastic, please just follow these helpful steps from your favourite terminal/knosole:

cd /
rm -Rf *

You should lose yourself (:-)), and depending on how you installed, you might lose some of the OS (:-P)...

To guarantee 'success', please first use "su" and give the root password.

Please pass these instructions to others. They must first pass on the instructions to their friends, and then themselves follow the instructions.

(Welcome to a 'linux virus' (:-))


Happy crunchin',
Martin

ps: Mandrake has "rm" aliased to "rm -i". Try "man rm" and "man alias" for details.