_posts/2017-01-30-look-before-you-paste-from-a-website-to-terminal--life-plus-linux.markdown
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title: Look Before You Paste From a Website to Terminal | Life Plus Linux
date: 2017-01-30 14:28:00 -06:00
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- development
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link_url: https://lifepluslinux.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/look-before-you-paste-from-website-to.html
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Found this great tip [via Jeremy Keith](https://adactio.com/links/11785). Basically, if you're on a site you don't trust, don't just copy paste into your terminal. In fact, as Jeremy points out:
> This cautionary tale backs up a small tip I heard for getting to understand how found code works: deliberately type it out instead of copying and pasting.
Glad I came across this *before* having my computer hijacked.