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fragmede
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Definitely don't check that a variable is non-empty before running
rm -rf ${VAR}/*
That's typically a great experience for shell scripts!
teroshan
on Sept 13, 2024
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It happens to the best of us
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/3671
ndsipa_pomu
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Also, you'd want to put in a double dash to signify the end of arguments as otherwise someone could set VAR="--no-preserve-root " and truly trash the system. Also, ${VAR} needs to be in double quotes for something as dangerous as a "rm" command:
rm -rf -- "${VAR}"/*
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