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ARCHIVED: Why can I no longer log into Big Red after entering "rm -r ~" on the command line?

On Big Red, entering rm -r ~ on the command line removes your home directory. The ~ (tilde) is a special symbol for your home directory. Using it with a recursive remove command (rm -r) will remove all subdirectories and files.

Home directories are backed up regularly. To access Big Red again, email  help@teragrid.org  to have a recent image of your home directory restored.

This document was developed with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant No. 0503697 to the University of Chicago and subcontracted to Indiana University. Additional support was provided by IU through its participation in the TeraGrid, which is supported by the NSF under Grants No. 0833618, SCI451237, SCI535258, and SCI504075. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.

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Last modified on July 28, 2011.

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