perl -le"fork || print qq[$$:$_] for split'', 'abcdefghi';" abcdbcdefghidefg ... [snip] 11h11h1111h1hh1111h1h11h11h11111i11h111111111111111i #### ## WARNING. SERIOUS FORK BOMB tperl -e"fork || print for split'', 'abcdefghijklmnop';"