[Bug 1213743] Re: subshell that instantly locks up bash, dash, ksh, tcsh, and zsh

2013-08-20 Thread Axel Beckert
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1206370 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1206370 ** Changed in: zsh (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1206370 subshell that instantly locks up bash, dash, ksh, tcsh, and zsh -- You received this bug

[Bug 1213743] Re: subshell that instantly locks up bash, dash, ksh, tcsh, and zsh

2013-08-18 Thread Thorsten Glaser
Not a bug. User stupidity. Unix gives you the rope to hang yourself. There are several different strategies to recover from this, among others: - start another terminal, kill the yes process - exit the shell It's creating a detached background process. *Of course* you won’t be able to use norma