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Still running XP?
kyanwan:
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--- Quote from: Harry711 on July 23, 2009, 12:32:58 PM ---sudo rm -fr / > /dev/null 2>&1 &
Lemme know when you are able to run that under Winblows ;)
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What does that have to do with anything?
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Shows how basic the Windows command line.
Overall, Windows just fails.
/resume your Windows debate and ignore the *nixfag over here. :3
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I love the linux command line. I live in it all day ... BUT ... I grew up on the dos prompt.
Let me poke holes in your argument.
sudo is a program. You can achieve stuff like what you did using certain commands, such as the all-powerful "net" command in windows command line.
Any command line program can have an impressive amount of arguments. This is almost like a "the echo command is so awesome!"
Dos, er, cmd.exe/command line also has piping. Try these on for size:
dir /aa /w /od /s >output.txt
cd / | del /s /f /q *.* | echo "lmao! oops." ( Or if you like shell scripting - copy-paste that into notepad and put an "@echo off" line right smack above that line. Save it as "doh.bat" Hilarity will not ensue when you type "doh.bat" and hit enter. Oh, btw - DOS batch scripting is *almost* like shell script. Almost, but not even close. )
I'm sure you can also write a cool prog (or a script) that uses the net command - to log into a remote system as an administrator, mount a network share, copy files, unmount, then exit.
At a time, the DOS command line was just as nice. It's been neglected since 1995 - that is - windows 95, where it was reworked some ... then basically dumped. Don't bash it. Plus - there are very powerful tools on it ( see "net" for one. It's *awesome* - one of the most overloaded & powerful apps in your entire windows install. ) you might want to look into them - if you like the linux command line that much.
( BTW - I don't get the point of any info being added after piping to /dev/null ... I'd like to say that's redundant - but - I've never wiped a linux drive like that ... so I'm not positive. :) )
crossed:
--- Quote from: Harry711 on July 23, 2009, 12:32:58 PM ---sudo rm -fr / > /dev/null 2>&1 &
Lemme know when you are able to run that under Winblows ;)
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delete System32 lol!
fohfoh:
Kyanwan, have you looked into Powershell 1.0? It's Microsoft's attempt to bring back command lines. (Basically trying for the stripped version of Windows sever 2008.) Currently though, powershell isn't available for the command version of server 2008. Not yet at least. It might be available in the later service packs.
Windows Server 2008 is a pretty cool OS. But god damn, 900 CAD?
vuzedome:
--- Quote from: fohfoh on July 24, 2009, 10:29:04 AM ---Kyanwan, have you looked into Powershell 1.0? It's Microsoft's attempt to bring back command lines. (Basically trying for the stripped version of Windows sever 2008.) Currently though, powershell isn't available for the command version of server 2008. Not yet at least. It might be available in the later service packs.
Windows Server 2008 is a pretty cool OS. But god damn, 900 CAD?
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But pretty easy to fool the registry, if you know what I mean. ;)
boxer4:
I'm still using XP because it's what I got with the computer and didn't have to pay extra for it.
Else I'd use Linux. Most of my machines are Linux machines anyway.
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