what is fork() ?

[blackrosezy@gmail.com]

This question always in my mind,actually what is fork all about? When
to use it? Any example? Thanks.

[Phlip]

Re: what is fork() ?

blackrosezy wrote:
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> This question always in my mind,actually what is fork all about? When
> to use it? Any example? Thanks.[/color]

http://www.google.com/search?q=fork+example

Strictly speaking, fork() is off-topic for this newsgroup. That's not to say
nobody here should learn it - we all should. Yet fork() is a member of the
various POSIX standards, but not the C++ Standard, which covers the only
questions we are all qualified to answer. (If we are not, someone here will
correct us, which can't be said about off-topic things like fork().)

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Phlip
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[benben]

Re: what is fork() ?

blackrosezy@gma il.com wrote:[color=blue]
> This question always in my mind,actually what is fork all about? When
> to use it? Any example? Thanks.
>[/color]

It clones the process itself then resumes from both of them
simultaneously. This is how you create a new process in unix. Google
folk() for more detail.

Ben

[Nucc]

Re: what is fork() ?

For example a shell in linux. When you call a command, you start a new
process (fork), and when the program is ended, you catch it, and add
the prompt again.