Bash fork bomb. This will lock up your computer and cause all sorts of problems. Do not run this.
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The bash fork bomb is an obfuscated version of this code. This will fork() over and over again until the computer locks up.
fork() { fork | fork & } |
Here is another version of this code.
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Do not run this! The command below is another one that you should not run. This will erase all files on a Linux system.
sudo rm -rf --no-preserve-root / |
Here is another nasty command to not run on your system. This one will progressively overwrite your Linux partition with random noise.
sudo cat /dev/urandom > /dev/sda1 |
very fascinating!