The :(){ :|:& };:  is a popular fork bomb for Linux systems. Learn how it works and what you can do to prevent such a malicious command.

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A fork bomb is called bash fork bomb and it is enough to bring down your system. It goes away after a system reboot, though. It is popular because it's made of just a few special characters, not long, complicated scripts.

What is Fork Bomb in Bash? Understanding :(){ :

Why does fork bomb not work in Ubuntu and some other distros?

<p>I always found it intriguing. how could some characters could be so “dangerous”.</p>
<p>thanks for the article explaining it’s anatomy!</p>
