I think that is only if you pass /, I don't think the flag is required for /* which is what is shown here - if I remember right, it's because the * triggers the shell to expand the paths and that flag is only built to protect / (from say, having an empty variable alongside /).
I think that is only if you pass
/, I don't think the flag is required for/*which is what is shown here - if I remember right, it's because the*triggers the shell to expand the paths and that flag is only built to protect/(from say, having an empty variable alongside/).Yes, the * is expanded by the shell so the rm command just sees lots of individual files being passed in