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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..290e089 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +doomsh +====== + +Use `ulimit` to severely restrict your Bash shell's resources, and see how long +you can last before segfaulting or giving up. + +The author highly recommends you create a dummy user to run this, so that you +don't end up munging important files in your `HOME`. + + $ sudo useradd -m doomguy + $ sudo -i -u doomguy + $ git clone https://sanctum.geek.nz/code/doomsh.git + $ cd doomsh + $ ./doomsh + +Not really important or useful in any way, but kind of fun to see what breaks +when resources are really tight, especially when it exposes problems in +programs like failing to check for NULL returns from `malloc(3)`. + +On the author's machine, at level 5, even `ls(1)` doesn't work, let alone Vim. + +If you're really crazy, you'll try and launch X11 processes from it, and watch +them twitch as they die. + +READ THE LICENSE. THE AUTHOR WAIVES ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANYTHING THIS DOES +TO YOUR COMPUTER, YOUR DATA, OR YOUR DOG. + +License +------- + +Copyright (c) [Tom Ryder][1]. Distributed under an [MIT License][2]. + +[1]: https://sanctum.geek.nz/ +[2]: https://www.opensource.org/licenses/MIT |