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- The process proliferator: :(){ :|:& };:
I know it looks like a typo, but this command is the infamous Bash fork bomb. It is a Denial of Service (DoS) attack that will fill Linux's process table. The exact results depend on the system limit setting and who's running it, but all too often, it pegs out your processor, and the only way back is to reboot your system.
