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Ubuntu 7.04 using gnome
grep (GNU grep) 2.5.1
Note: I did not test with any other variation of the command, I simply
stuck to the command that caused the problem (even if the command is not
proper). Following the steps below I can replicate the problem every
time.
1) From a clean reboot I start a terminal window in gnome and enter the
command...
time sudo grep -r 'en_US.UTF-8' /
2) This causes what looks like a frozen terminal window (probably just
searching away)..
<PROMPT$>
Password:
grep: /lib/udev/devices/kmem: Bad address
Binary file /lib/udev/devices/core matches
grep: /lib/udev/devices/ppp: No such device or address
grep: /lib/udev/devices/net/tun: File descriptor in bad state
<CURSOR BLINKING HERE>
3) I close out of the terminal window by clicking upper right "X" (not
the best idea but i got impatient ..) .
4) I reopen a terminal window and input the command from above again.
Now the cursor instead of sitting there blinking it scrolls down
endlessly.
5) Terminal windows start popping up everywhere and i'm forced to do a
hard reboot.
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Gerald M
** Affects: gnome-terminal (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
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terminal window fork bomb
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/116351
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