KerbJul 19, 2023

ways to close vim

https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/865234

ways to close vim - tchncs

Show threadEufalconimorph
cat /dev/zero > “/proc/$(pidof vim)/mem” is my favorite dumb way. Clear its memory, wait for the segfault.
Jul 19, 2023 at 1:07pmWeb
Show threadJulianJul 19, 2023
…you can write to program memory? Idk how exactly but that feels like a security risk.
Show threadnintendiatorJul 19, 2023
It’s your process, why shouldn’t you be able to write to it? Vi is certainly doing it…
Show threadEufalconimorphJul 20, 2023
You do need to be root to do it to arbitrary processes.
Show threadvrkrAug 26, 2023

dumb way.

Get fancy, add progress bar:

pv < /dev/zero > "/proc/$(pidof vim)/mem"