Jun 12, 2009 · In many programs and man pages of Linux, I have seen code using fork(). Why do we need to use fork() and what is its purpose?

Dec 19, 2015 · fork() duplicates the process, so after calling fork there are actually 2 instances of your program running. How do you know which process is the original (parent) one, and which …

Nov 2, 2016 · Fork creates a duplicate process and a new process context. When it returns a 0 value it means that a child process is running, but when it returns another value that means a …

A fork is a copy of a project folder (repository) into your github account or onto your desktop if you use Github on your Desktop. This allows you to freely experiment with changes without …

Oct 31, 2009 · The use of fork and exec exemplifies the spirit of UNIX in that it provides a very simple way to start new tasks. Note the use of the word task here, I have deliberately avoided …

Fork is a system call and you shouldnt think of it as a normal C function. When a fork () occurs you effectively create two new processes with their own address space.Variable that are …

Nov 28, 2011 · Almost all description of what fork does, say it just copies the process and the new process starts running after the fork() call. This is indeed what happens but why does it …

Nov 23, 2010 · This topic gives a good description of fork, vfork, clone and exec. Below are some often overlooked differences between fork and vfork I experienced on some Linux 2.6.3x …

Mar 23, 2016 · If I fork a project that's hosted on github. Do I fork all the branches? How do I know which branch my fork is based on? In other words which branch will be downloaded to my PC?

Jul 25, 2010 · I want to understand the difference between a branch, a fork and a clone in Git? Similarly, what does it mean when I do a git fetch as opposed to a git pull? Also, what does …