Linux Explore » fork bomb https://blog.linuxexplore.com Exploring Linux Mon, 07 Apr 2014 00:30:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 Can Linux crashes in just one command? https://blog.linuxexplore.com/2012/07/29/can-linux-crashes-in-just-one-command/ https://blog.linuxexplore.com/2012/07/29/can-linux-crashes-in-just-one-command/#comments Sun, 29 Jul 2012 10:30:02 +0000 http://linuxexplore.wordpress.com/?p=503 After a very nice discussion over Linux vs Windows between the group members, all the Linux & Windows supporter was trying to prove their OS better.

One of the Windows supporter write a text string (can say a command) to execute in a Linux terminal, which can crash it in just one enter.

WARNING!!!: DON’T USE THIS IN YOUR RUNNING SYSTEM, YOU CAN CRASH IT WITH JUST ONE ENTER. IF YOU DO THAT ONLY YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONSEQUENCES.

# :(){ :|:& };:

And truly this command was doing the same, CRASHING THE LINUX IN JUST ONE ENTER.

Solution must be there, off course it is.

Fork bomb

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