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FORK(2) UNIX Programmer's Manual FORK(2)
NNAAMMEE
ffoorrkk - create a new process
SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
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_p_i_d___t
ffoorrkk(_v_o_i_d)
DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
FFoorrkk() causes creation of a new process. The new process (child process)
is an exact copy of the calling process (parent process) except for the
following:
++oo The child process has a unique process ID.
++oo The child process has a different parent process ID (i.e., the
process ID of the parent process).
++oo The child process has its own copy of the parent's descriptors.
These descriptors reference the same underlying objects, so
that, for instance, file pointers in file objects are shared
between the child and the parent, so that an lseek(2) on a de-
scriptor in the child process can affect a subsequent read or
write by the parent. This descriptor copying is also used by
the shell to establish standard input and output for newly cre-
ated processes as well as to set up pipes.
++oo The child processes resource utilizations are set to 0; see
setrlimit(2).
RREETTUURRNN VVAALLUUEESS
Upon successful completion, ffoorrkk() returns a value of 0 to the child pro-
cess and returns the process ID of the child process to the parent pro-
cess. Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned to the parent process, no
child process is created, and the global variable _e_r_r_n_o is set to indi-
cate the error.
EERRRROORRSS
FFoorrkk() will fail and no child process will be created if:
[EAGAIN] The system-imposed limit on the total number of processes
under execution would be exceeded. This limit is configu-
ration-dependent.
[EAGAIN] The system-imposed limit MAXUPRC (<_s_y_s_/_p_a_r_a_m_._h>) on the to-
tal number of processes under execution by a single user
would be exceeded.
[ENOMEM] There is insufficient swap space for the new process.
SSEEEE AALLSSOO
execve(2), wait(2)
HHIISSTTOORRYY
A ffoorrkk(_2) function call appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX.
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