On Thu, 15 Oct 2015 22:44:20 -0700 Joe Zeff <j...@zeff.us> wrote: > On 10/15/2015 09:14 PM, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > > No, I would not think so. But if the device is not mounted, would it not > > write to the mount point, especially because you are doing so as root (so > > nothing to stop you). This logic seems to make sense to me, and indeed is > > what happens when I have done it accidentally (without mounting the USB > > drive). > > If the device isn't mounted, there's no mount point for the command to > write to.
Correct. Then where would it write to? Ranjan > -- > users mailing list > users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org -- Important Notice: This mailbox is ignored: e-mails are set to be deleted on receipt. Please respond to the mailing list if appropriate. For those needing to send personal or professional e-mail, please use appropriate addresses. ____________________________________________________________ Can't remember your password? Do you need a strong and secure password? Use Password manager! It stores your passwords & protects your account. Check it out at http://mysecurelogon.com/password-manager -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
