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    If the last file listed by /* were not a directory, nothing would have happened. Commented Jun 18, 2013 at 19:03
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    ... so if I had performed a touch zzz before any of this, I would have been fine? That's hilarious, rofl. Commented Jun 18, 2013 at 19:27
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    @ML Yes, or if you hadn't been doing that as root. That's the real lesson to take home. Commented Jun 18, 2013 at 19:38
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    @lgeorget /var, not /var/www. Do echo /* or ls -d /* to see the list. You probably did ls without the -d, which causes ls to list the contents of each directory given as an argument. Commented Jun 18, 2013 at 19:40
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    roots and wildcards are scary things, lesson duly noted @derobert :) Commented Jun 18, 2013 at 19:45