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ways to close vim (discuss.tchncs.de)

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[-] julianh@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

...you can write to program memory? Idk how exactly but that feels like a security risk.

[-] nintendiator@feddit.cl 6 points 1 year ago

It's your process, why shouldn't you be able to write to it? Vi is certainly doing it...

[-] Eufalconimorph@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 year ago

You do need to be root to do it to arbitrary processes.

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