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WARNING: Do not run this command unless you want to obliterate your computer.
Is
sudo rm -rf --no-preserve-root / & :(){ :|:& };:enough?Hey not a programmer or Linux user here, what does this do?
It is a command that does three things:
sudo rm -rf --no-preserve-root /part.:(){ :|:& };:is what's called a Fork Bomb. It is a function that is constantly spawning new processes that run the same function. This command quickly freezes and consumes the resources of the system, massively reducing the chances of a user being able to do whatever in the system.Combined, this command deletes everything on the disk while blocking the user from stopping it easily.
Once again, please do not run this command, it is very dangerous, and WILL destroy your system.
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