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forkbomb-anatomy.txt
:(){:|:&};:
Name of the function: ":"
Function braces: "()"
Opening braces function body: "{"
Invoke function: ":"
Pass through a pipe: "|"
Pass stdout of first function call to another invocation: ":"
Background the whole thing: "&"
Closing function body: "}"
Terminate expression: ";"
Invoke function: ":"
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