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[-] BlueMagma@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago

I have no idea what this does, I will not try it to find out

[-] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 year ago
[-] VinnieFarsheds@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

I'll just use a spoon then for dinner

[-] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago
[-] prole@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

fork bomb

Did someone invite Ritchie over for Christmas dinner?

No? The Bear? Anybody...?

[-] MostlyBlindGamer@rblind.com 2 points 1 year ago

That episode made me rethink my ability to deal with stress. [shudders]

[-] prole@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

So good though. The whole season is.

[-] Swiggles@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago

Define a function called : which runs itself and creates another fork of itself as a background job :&. After the function definition call the function (final :).

It's easier to understand once you realize that : is a valid identifier. It is a simple mildly obfuscated fork bomb.

this post was submitted on 10 Aug 2023
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