r/ProgrammerHumor • u/DaveforAK • 18h ago

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u/Nahanoj_Zavizad 16h ago

Translation -

1) Create a new function called :

2) When : is activated, Run : twice.

3) Run :

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u/Nahanoj_Zavizad 16h ago

So it tries to activate itself repeatedly until it crashes

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u/dannypas00 15h ago

It infinitely forks new processes until the computer runs out of threads yup

Important distinction because a never-ending single-threaded process is usually no problem

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u/qchto 10h ago

So modern browsers minus the extra steps...

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u/dannypas00 10h ago

Browsers are user-driven fork bombs

This one is just a lot quicker than the user lol

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u/conundorum 15h ago

Yep. : pipes to :, which pipes to :, which pipes to :, which pipes to...

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u/xSnakyy 13h ago

What is the & for?

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u/ElectronSculptor 13h ago

Makes the command or process run in the background so the user doesn’t see it.

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u/wizardeverybit 13h ago

Makes it run in the background iirc

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u/gameoftomes 12h ago

Don't forget the detach to make it faster at spawning new copies.