Ooooooh, there was that time where I mv x y by doing mv y x. That obviously did not work, and I ended up wiping an sqlite database like a pro.
mv x y
mv y x
Conclusion: backups are your friend. If you're doing destructive actions, do mv x x-bak before doing mv x y.
mv x x-bak
When your volume is small and your sqlite is big, however..... a story for another day.
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Ooooooh, there was that time where I
mv x yby doingmv y x. That obviously did not work, and I ended up wiping an sqlite database like a pro.Conclusion: backups are your friend. If you're doing destructive actions, do
mv x x-bakbefore doingmv x y.When your volume is small and your sqlite is big, however..... a story for another day.