thank you for letting me know this. :-)~MIKE~(-: On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 5:55 PM, Todd Millecam wrote: > You can see the value of any variable just by typing: > echo $STEAMROOT > > It'll probably be something like /home/user/.steam > But, if you've installed your games in multiple locations, then it would > come back empty (because it would be an array or a list of directories), > and thus expand to nothing leaving: > > rm -rf /* > > Which means wipe your whole OS. > > On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 5:49 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> people are reporting a bug in steam. apparently there is a line in it >> that is deleting all the personal data all connected read/write media. >> this is how the line reads: >> >> >> rm -rf $STEAMROOT/* >> >> >> what does the '$' expand too? >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > Todd Millecam > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >