• redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      9 hours ago

      I type kill -4 $$ all the time so I don’t pollute bash history. It’s probably up there as most typed command in 3rd place after l and cd ...

      I swear I can type the entire thing in 1s flat on a good day.

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      19 hours ago

      Damn, dude. Glad it’s just a joke, but that’s the nerdiest and most circumspect way I’ve ever seen this expressed.

      • ppue@lemmy.world
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        It is a variable holding the process id of the shell instance interpreting the command. You could say “yourself” instead.