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diff --git a/posts/understanding_the_bash_fork_bomb.rst b/posts/understanding_the_bash_fork_bomb.rst index 56f7015..cc9b633 100644 --- a/posts/understanding_the_bash_fork_bomb.rst +++ b/posts/understanding_the_bash_fork_bomb.rst @@ -77,16 +77,24 @@ and... The forkbomb mentioned at the beginning of this post uses the second function syntax. With that understanding, as you can see, using that syntax, it creates a function called ``:``. Now, let's expand this into a much less compressed -format now by breaking it into multiple lines and renaming the function from -``:`` to ``foo`` - +format now by breaking it into multiple lines + .. code-block:: sh - foo() { - foo|foo& - } - foo + :() { + :|:& + } + : +... and renaming the function from ``:`` to ``foo`` so the syntax doesn't make +our eyes bleed... + +.. code-block:: sh + + foo() { + foo|foo& + } + foo Now that's much easier to understand. It's fairly clear now that this defines a function called ``foo`` that calls iteself (recursing), piping the output of |