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Date:	2 Oct 2001 01:26:41 -0000
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From:	danny AT ishiboo DOT com (Danny Dulai)
To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject:	Re: frok()
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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 AT ishiboo DOT 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
> 
> | www.inertia.hu | www.frontember.hu | eurohack.at.hu |

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