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[โ€“] mitch@piefed.mitch.science 23 points 4 days ago (1 children)

echo "echo "\Please don't hack me. I'm just a little guy. ๐Ÿ‘ถ"\" > ~/.bashrc

[โ€“] ulterno@programming.dev 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Good that you escaped wrong, or you would have nuked your .bashrc.

  • \ comes before the thing you are escaping
  • > โ‡’ overwrite from start. >> to append

You don't have to explain that kind of stuff, you know. I understand the notion, but, I promise you, it is immaterial to the joke I was making on this shitposting forum.