lol sudo rm -rf /
https://feddit.de/post/8559901
:(){:|:&};:
shoutout to @[email protected] who (i believe?) created this fork bomb :)
there is a great in-depth writeup about fork bombs in general, and this one specifically, here.
The random looking symbol sequence :(){ :|:& };: could bring a Linux system down. It's called fork bomb and here's how it works.