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Warning: Don't run these commands on your machine. They can erase your valuable data or crash your machine. It is worthwhile to have basic knowledge about malicious commands in Linux.  Don't blindly run the commands instructed in websites or scripts downloaded from the internet. Just verify the contents of the script for any commands that can harm your computer. If you want to know what a command can do use the man pages if you are offline. You can get the information of a command by typing info <command name> in the terminal. Example:  info sudo If you are connected to the internet then type man <command name> in the terminal to get the updated documentation. Example:  man sudo Again, the following commands can heavily damage your OS. These are extremely dangerous and should not be attempted on any computer that has any physical connection to valuable data. 1.   COMMANDS THAT CAN DELETE FILES AND FOLDERS rm -rf / ...

Do not run this command unless you are prepared for a system crash! This command is called as a forkbomb. Only type this in a terminal if you are prepared for a crash. It's better to try it in a virtual machine: :(){ :|: & };:     :() defines a function called : {:|: &}; means run the function : and send its output to the : function again and run that in the background. This function will run again and again until you run out of system resources and this forces your computer to restart.