0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoGentoo users be likesh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1248
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minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·1 month agoWhy does this option without specifying a number of threads even exist? It might as well be footgun mode.
minus-squareseaQueue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·1 month agoI’m pretty sure it’s “run as many threads as there are cores” mode, though if you’re running it in a terminal I always find it best to use nproc-1 or -2 so the machine actually stays usable.
minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·1 month agoMy man pages specify it’s as many as possible limited only to the number of jobs.
minus-squareseaQueue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·1 month agoOof, that might as well be a fork bomb then
minus-squareArtyom@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 month agoI don’t think I’ve ever used -j without specifying as many cores as I have, so it sounds completely reasonable.
Why does this option without specifying a number of threads even exist? It might as well be footgun mode.
I’m pretty sure it’s “run as many threads as there are cores” mode, though if you’re running it in a terminal I always find it best to use nproc-1 or -2 so the machine actually stays usable.
My man pages specify it’s as many as possible limited only to the number of jobs.
Oof, that might as well be a fork bomb then
I don’t think I’ve ever used
-jwithout specifying as many cores as I have, so it sounds completely reasonable.