[clug] dd

[Alan Vidler]

On 11/04/2010 3:48 PM Owen sent:
>> Note to self/all: be sure of which partition you're dd'ing to, before
>> you do
>> it. Also be aware partition names can change between different
>> installs of
>> Debian.
>>
>> :(

> Also don't do an rm -rf as root from root. Six months work down the
> drain!

In similar theme, it is also not good to do an rm -rf of /bin as
root when you are in Canberra, the target machine is in Brisbane,
and the most computer literate person there needs to be told that
Return and Enter keys can be regarded as equivalent...