rm -rf /

finest compression avaliable under unix/linux! unfortunatly, there is no decompressor avaliable.

command issued on unix systems to remove a directory. if nothing is added after the final slash (/) it will remove the root filesystem. although, many systems now have protection in place which will report back and say ‘rm of / is not allowed’ or similar. the command can only be issued by the root user. if you do it as a normal user, it will only remove your home directory and files you have write/execute access to.
friend 1: my hard disk is full.
friend 2: type ‘rm -rf /’. its the best compression avaliable -evil-grin-.
friend 1: its doing it now, the hard disk is running.
probably the most popular unix command. the response linux newbies get from experienced users when asking for anything.
new_linux_user: how can i install an .rpm?
arrogant_guru: rm -rf /
-the newbie types the command-
-the newbie leaves crying-
rm = remove
-f = all files whether write protected or not without prompting the user for confirmation or writing a message to the console about the file removal.
-r is recursive, which means to repeatedly remove all files until the base case is the only thing left.
there is a whole directory of files you no longer need on your unix system. you do not want to remove them one at a time. use rm -rf/ to remove them all at once.
destroying you. used in -nix to remove all files from root tree. equalevalent to ‘go to f-cking h-ll, b-tch’
joe: screw you
me: rm -rf /
read mail really fast rtfm
“i have too much spam”
“use rm -rf /, read mail reall fast”