forkbomb.pl

forkbomb.pl

Production country: 
gb
Edition: 
2002
Format: 
software

A fork bomb is described as a program or shell script which (either intentionally or accidentally) creates new processes re­peatedly using the fork system call. New processes are created so fast that within no time the process table gets filled up and the system comes to a grinding halt. This data is patterned partly by the algorithm represented in the code, and partly by the operating system it executes within. The output is an artistic impression of your system under strain.

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