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What is the most destroying command you can type in the Linux terminal? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 9 months ago by oriond@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] FIST_FILLET@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago (3 children)

linux rookie here, what's the command to reverse an alias then? do you just "alias ls ls" to overwrite it?

[–] sndrtj@feddit.nl 4 points 9 months ago

Backlash. \ls would get you regular ls. Note that ls already is aliased on some popular distros with some common flags.

[–] gingerjoos@beehaw.org 3 points 9 months ago

There's unalias

[–] Chobbes@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

You can use unalias, or you can use a backslash in front of an aliased command or surround it in double quotes to ignore the alias temporarily.