We all have been there… For the beginner it’s easy to mess things up. What are your horror stories with Git?

Link to xkcd

  • nous
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    1 year ago

    I would say capital letters tend to be more destructive. So I would not blindly useful them without knowing what they do first.

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      1 year ago

      the f (and r) in rm -rf: am I a joke to you

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        1 year ago

        What I said was not absolute nor complete. It only includes one set of things to be careful with. The f flag is another that you should be wary of using without understanding what it does.

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          1 year ago

          Lessons from this thread:

          • be wary of all letters
          • numbers also somewhat sus