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I think you mean:
sudo I want to delete everything to corrupt my system
sudo dd if=/dev/urandom of=$(df | grep '\s/$' | cut -d' ' -f1)
(Omit the
$
if you are using the fish terminal)One good use for AI was a great breakdown of what exactly that command does. I like it.
"Write random shit to root."
There is a reason they call dd the disk-destroyer.