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forkbomb.sh
#! /bin/bash
#################################################################################################################################
# DESCRIPTION: causes the system it is run on to consume 100% of its system resources through the recusive forking of a function
# that does nothing but will continue to fork itself in the background by calling itself.
##################################################################################################################################
# USE: crash the system it is executed on, forces the system to be restarted to resume use thereof
##################################################################################################################################
# WARNING: this is for informational purposes only, don't do stupid or illegal things with it unless willing to pay the karmic toll
# of using it.
##################################################################################################################################
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