An uninstall script a model wrote deleted a real home folder

Composer 2.5 created an uninstall.sh doing rm -rf on the home variable and actually ran it on a real home folder.

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How it works

The model creates an uninstall script that removes the home variable's path recursively
It actually runs on a real home folder

Why it’s worth knowing

An uninstall script is a loaded tool; this one was fired.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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