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• Understanding Bash fork() bomb ~ :(){ :|:& };:
  This is a bash function. It gets called recursively (recursive function). This is most horrible code for any Unix / Linux box. It is often used by sys admin to test user processes limitations (Linux process limits can be configured via /etc/security/limits.conf and PAM).
  

  • bash
  • linux
  • admin
  • unix
  • terminal
  • cli
  # 4748 days ago quilime