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[-] Tja@programming.dev 8 points 1 month ago

And no preserve root. Or so I hear.

[-] wh0se@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago

If I recall correctly, it's not required when you use /* as the shell expands it first (bash does, at least), running the command on all subfolders instead of the actual root.
You can try it easily in a docker container in fact!

[-] Tja@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

I'm old. My first thought was to try it in a VM.

shakes fist at cloud

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