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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

cat /dev/zero > "/proc/$(pidof vim)/mem" is my favorite dumb way. Clear its memory, wait for the segfault.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

dumb way.

Get fancy, add progress bar: pv < /dev/zero > "/proc/$(pidof vim)/mem"