We all have been there... For the beginner it's easy to mess things up. What are your horror stories with Git?
this post was submitted on 29 Jun 2023
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I would say capital letters tend to be more destructive. So I would not blindly useful them without knowing what they do first.
the f (and r) in rm -rf: am I a joke to you
What I said was not absolute nor complete. It only includes one set of things to be careful with. The
fflag is another that you should be wary of using without understanding what it does.Lessons from this thread: