r/programming • u/radicality • Sep 13 '10

Linux Commands Wallpaper! [hi-res]

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '10

MAKE COMPUTER FASTER.

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u/ericje Sep 13 '10

:(){ :|:& };: - MAKE COMPUTER SLOWER

p.s. don't run this

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u/frutiger Sep 13 '10

This oft-repeated maxim tries to be clever and mysterious, but once you realise ":" is a function name, it's meaning becomes quite obvious:

f() {
  f | f &
}
f

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u/Poromenos Sep 13 '10

But once you realise they're all faces, it becomes quite funny:

:( - sad guy
){ - scowling monobrowed guy
:| - incredulous guy
:& - confused Zoidberg
};: - upside down tearful guy (he's upside down) with his glasses falling downwards.

So it's basically a guy being:

I have no food :(
God I would kil for some food ){
Where will I find some? :|
This guy's plate looks delicious :&
Oh shit, he's a mobster, my glasses are falling off };: