5 Linux commands you should never run (and why)

Sometimes we run into articles on other sites that we wish we’d written. This one on ZDNET is an excellent example.

There are some commands that should never be run. As SysAdmins we should know what they are. The ZDNET article, 5 Linux commands you should never run (and why), covers five of them.

I have to admit to running most of them myself. However, I did learn a lot while I recovered.

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