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[–] [email protected] 116 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (14 children)

NEVER run a command you don't know the purpose of. That being said, "sfc" stands for "System File Checker." It is a utility that can help restore corrupted windows files. sfc /scannow checks your protected files and restores corrupted files from a local cache. The process can take some time and you MUST let it finish it's entirely.

In conclusion, this command is generally safe to run.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Rm stands for remove

-fr stands for the French language

/ stands for your entire system

Don’t trust random internet strangers either

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So it's removing French from your system. Sounds like a useful tool on Linux if you don't speak French! Be sure to run as sudo though

[–] WeirdAlex03 21 points 2 months ago

Don't forget the --no-preserve-root either. If you leave the roots intact, the French will just grow right back

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