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_Fork
Section: C Library Functions (3)Updated: 202-1-29
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NAME
_Fork - create a child processLIBRARY
Standard C library (libc,~-lc)SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h> pid_t _Fork(void);
DESCRIPTION
This function is equivalent to fork(2), except that fork handlers registered with pthread_atfork(3) are not called.STANDARDS
POSIX.-2024.HISTORY
POSIX.-2024.SEE ALSO
fork(2), vfork(2)