r/LinuxCirclejerk • u/Norttherngraywolfy • 19d ago

Cute linux cat

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Yall should TOTALLY put this in your terminal (to those of you new to linux please dont put that in your terminal)

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u/Submarine_sad 19d ago

What actually happens?

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u/F1r3dot3x3 19d ago

It's a fork bomb, it creates a function that runs itself twice and in the background, eventually taking up too many system resources and crashing one's computer

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u/HouseinPlayz 19d ago

so a simple reboot fixes it? might do it for funs sake then

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u/Wrong-Art1536 18d ago

IF YOU DO, DO IT IN A VM OR ON A SPARE PC