On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:35:31 +0800 paragasu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> now i am wondering. whether it is because the command i just executed > or my hard disk is really dying? It could be either. The command you typed effectively formatted the disk. /dev/null contains no data. It is the Linux equivalent of a black hole. If you send the output of /dev/null to a file (which is exactly what you have done) with a single chevron (>), it will overwrite anything that exists in that file (in this case the entire contents of your disk). If you use a double chevron (>>) you will append the contents of /dev/null to the end of the file (in this case, your disk). All I can say is "I hope you took a backup..." Kind regards, Matt -- |Matthew Macdonald-Wallace |Tiger Computing Ltd |"The Linux Specialists" | |Tel: 0330 088 1511 |Web: http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk | |Registered in England. Company number: 3389961 |Registered address: Wyastone Business Park, | Wyastone Leys, Monmouth, NP25 3SR -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
