Ask HN: What is :(){ :|:& };:?

4 点作者 joakin超过 14 年前

Hi,<p>I just saw this in a wallpaper saying "beautiful destruction" and got my curiosity.<p>:(){ :|:& };:<p>I dont know what it is and search engines tells me nothing about it.<p>Can anybody enlighten me please?

1 comment

valverde超过 14 年前

Take a look here: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork_bomb#Examples" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork_bomb#Examples</a>