Question: What is Linux misinformation?Possibly linux@lemmy.zip to Linux@lemmy.ml – 68 points – 1 months agoIt is against the rules but but what is it exactly?100Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsFor example, when someone ask for a command to list files, and another one reply with a command that removes everything.Or curl -O https://software.download.prss.microsoft.com/dbazure/Win11_23H2_English_x64v2.iso?t=20e395a3-e609-4696-99fe-f6edcc14f54a&P1=1723809112&P2=601&P3=2&P4=YoihsrepRARlh%2faBo1mABEe7A0aL0yWPYOcR3dNAmlaFPDavFokSpv0oFQybmpuDhG%2f677UBlN%2fRIxY9B3EFVC5TFca%2bXI%2bA%2bQAxqraW1SGCgmpteLlZYntp2E21cpv4RIJ8aifL9z0ecBwNtgwBAY526haPg2RgKhb225RwnAER0EDGWMrDLookFFCm8th8akKETDwKQYQnVKZ%2bJUCTvlt06D42oCJ10fXcVv2D6du6Kuudtc8NgV3DSXPuB4ADK1l951o37bvijDkqAKn70aHyidA5HgdpO5O8K3PPvsre%2bNSVWLbgh7UkEeU1BNMO0INPFiGVqEIaeGorhYxS0w%3d%3d Why stop there curl $windows_iso_url | sudo dd of=/dev/sda bs=4M && sudo sync; sudo reboot (Do not run this)What does sync do?Makes sure all writes are flushed to disk On reflection probably not needed as I think reboot does that tooAh sync from RAM to disk?Sync the internal drive cache with the disk. IIRC
For example, when someone ask for a command to list files, and another one reply with a command that removes everything.Or curl -O https://software.download.prss.microsoft.com/dbazure/Win11_23H2_English_x64v2.iso?t=20e395a3-e609-4696-99fe-f6edcc14f54a&P1=1723809112&P2=601&P3=2&P4=YoihsrepRARlh%2faBo1mABEe7A0aL0yWPYOcR3dNAmlaFPDavFokSpv0oFQybmpuDhG%2f677UBlN%2fRIxY9B3EFVC5TFca%2bXI%2bA%2bQAxqraW1SGCgmpteLlZYntp2E21cpv4RIJ8aifL9z0ecBwNtgwBAY526haPg2RgKhb225RwnAER0EDGWMrDLookFFCm8th8akKETDwKQYQnVKZ%2bJUCTvlt06D42oCJ10fXcVv2D6du6Kuudtc8NgV3DSXPuB4ADK1l951o37bvijDkqAKn70aHyidA5HgdpO5O8K3PPvsre%2bNSVWLbgh7UkEeU1BNMO0INPFiGVqEIaeGorhYxS0w%3d%3d Why stop there curl $windows_iso_url | sudo dd of=/dev/sda bs=4M && sudo sync; sudo reboot (Do not run this)What does sync do?Makes sure all writes are flushed to disk On reflection probably not needed as I think reboot does that tooAh sync from RAM to disk?Sync the internal drive cache with the disk. IIRC
Or curl -O https://software.download.prss.microsoft.com/dbazure/Win11_23H2_English_x64v2.iso?t=20e395a3-e609-4696-99fe-f6edcc14f54a&P1=1723809112&P2=601&P3=2&P4=YoihsrepRARlh%2faBo1mABEe7A0aL0yWPYOcR3dNAmlaFPDavFokSpv0oFQybmpuDhG%2f677UBlN%2fRIxY9B3EFVC5TFca%2bXI%2bA%2bQAxqraW1SGCgmpteLlZYntp2E21cpv4RIJ8aifL9z0ecBwNtgwBAY526haPg2RgKhb225RwnAER0EDGWMrDLookFFCm8th8akKETDwKQYQnVKZ%2bJUCTvlt06D42oCJ10fXcVv2D6du6Kuudtc8NgV3DSXPuB4ADK1l951o37bvijDkqAKn70aHyidA5HgdpO5O8K3PPvsre%2bNSVWLbgh7UkEeU1BNMO0INPFiGVqEIaeGorhYxS0w%3d%3d Why stop there curl $windows_iso_url | sudo dd of=/dev/sda bs=4M && sudo sync; sudo reboot (Do not run this)What does sync do?Makes sure all writes are flushed to disk On reflection probably not needed as I think reboot does that tooAh sync from RAM to disk?Sync the internal drive cache with the disk. IIRC
Why stop there curl $windows_iso_url | sudo dd of=/dev/sda bs=4M && sudo sync; sudo reboot (Do not run this)What does sync do?Makes sure all writes are flushed to disk On reflection probably not needed as I think reboot does that tooAh sync from RAM to disk?Sync the internal drive cache with the disk. IIRC
What does sync do?Makes sure all writes are flushed to disk On reflection probably not needed as I think reboot does that tooAh sync from RAM to disk?Sync the internal drive cache with the disk. IIRC
Makes sure all writes are flushed to disk On reflection probably not needed as I think reboot does that tooAh sync from RAM to disk?Sync the internal drive cache with the disk. IIRC
For example, when someone ask for a command to list files, and another one reply with a command that removes everything.
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Why stop there
(Do not run this)
What does sync do?
Makes sure all writes are flushed to disk
On reflection probably not needed as I think reboot does that too
Ah sync from RAM to disk?
Sync the internal drive cache with the disk. IIRC