--- title: "Manager showed off his DOS prowess – with a command that wiped data" url: https://daily.dev/posts/manager-showed-off-his-dos-prowess-with-a-command-that-wiped-data-yitfjsint source_url: https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/07/27/manager-showed-off-his-dos-prowess-with-a-command-that-wiped-data/5278057 type: article source: "The Register" published: 2026-08-06T10:37:21.853Z updated: 2026-08-06T10:41:45.942Z reading_time: 3 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Manager showed off his DOS prowess – with a command that wiped data **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A humorous anecdote about a manager who attempted to demonstrate DOS expertise but accidentally executed a command that wiped data, serving as a cautionary tale about overconfidence in technical skills. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Intern had no idea what not to do, almost broke a mainframe](https://daily.dev/posts/intern-had-no-idea-what-not-to-do-almost-broke-a-mainframe-9a89wt2c6) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Word to the wise: Don't tell your manager that's not Excel](https://daily.dev/posts/word-to-the-wise-don-t-tell-your-manager-that-s-not-excel-lg33pipwo) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Deleting Systems You Don't Understand](https://daily.dev/posts/deleting-systems-you-don-t-understand-ftwgxod2l) · Ibrahim Diallo · 18 upvotes · 1 comments - [In comedy of errors, men accused of wiping gov databases turned to an AI tool](https://daily.dev/posts/in-comedy-of-errors-men-accused-of-wiping-gov-databases-turned-to-an-ai-tool-pmtdcshhs) · Ars Technica · 35 upvotes · 2 comments - ['IT manager' had never heard of a command line](https://daily.dev/posts/it-manager-had-never-heard-of-a-command-line-gnwsii7cj) · The Register · 57 upvotes · 15 comments --- [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/manager-showed-off-his-dos-prowess-with-a-command-that-wiped-data-yitfjsint)