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Re: frok()
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- Subject: Re: frok()
- From: danny at ishiboo dot com (Danny Dulai)
- Date: 2 Oct 2001 01:26:41 -0000
you need to read the fork() manpage, your code below exits before it ever
gets to the while(). i don't think you understand the return vals of fork().
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danny@ishiboo.com
Scr34m writes:
> Hi all,
>
> Here is these simple program how can i make programs to stay in
> background and run. Every 1 second do everything ??
>
> Fork works in cygWin?
>
> I installed it as DOS and as Unix but doesn't work :(
>
> int main (void) {
> if(fork())
> exit(0);
> else {
> perror("cannot fork"), exit(1);
> }
> while(1) {
> printf("jkk");
> sleep(60);
> }
> }
>
> ---
> Bye Scr34m
>
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