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i just did a rm -rf /*r as root!!!

i just did a rm -rf /*r as root!!!

2005-04-21       - By bruce

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nope...

'trashcan' doesn't even work... i assume the underlying command was in the
'/usr/bin'...


-- --Original Message-- --
From: redhat-list-bounces@(protected)
[mailto:redhat-list-bounces@(protected)]On Behalf Of Otto Haliburton
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 4:28 PM
To: bedouglas@(protected); 'General Red Hat Linux discussion list'
Subject: RE: i just did a rm -rf /*r as root!!!




> -- --Original Message-- --
> From: redhat-list-bounces@(protected) [mailto:redhat-list-
> bounces@(protected)] On Behalf Of bruce
> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 6:15 PM
> To: 'General Red Hat Linux discussion list'
> Subject: i just did a rm -rf /*r as root!!!
>
> hi...
>
> i stupidly just did a 'rm -rf /*r' and i understand that there's no way to
> redo/undo this command.. it seems to have blown away my /usr/bin dir..
> although, for all i know, i may have screwed up a lot more...
>
> my question, is there someway that i can reinstall the '/usr/bin' dir.. or
> am i pretty much f*ed up. i have fedora core 2. (i've asked th question on
> the FC2 list, and they leep telling me that i need to do a complete
> reinstall) i thought there was a way to more or less recreate the indoe,
> or
> that there was some way that you can recover if you haven't done anything
> with the drive since the 'rm -rf'... i've seen some postings/information
> on
> google that kind of discuss this. but i need more understanding...
>
> this is a critical system that i was putting alot of things on.. i haven't
> done anything else to the box after my mistake..
>
> -bruce
> bedouglas@(protected)
>
>
check to see if you have files in the trash bin which I doubt very much


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