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how to set close-on-exec by default

I'm implementing a library to run commands. The library is C, on Linux. It currently does a popen() call to …

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How do I debug the child process after fork() in gdb?

After calling fork,the current process will call exit(0). But the child will continue. switch(fork()) { case -1: exit(1); case 0: //…

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How to view diff of a forked github project

I have forked a project on github and need to have a set of changes I made since I forked, …

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Faster forking of large processes on Linux?

What's the fastest, best way on modern Linux of achieving the same effect as a fork-execve combo from a large …

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PHP mysqli reconnect problem

I am having trouble using the mysqli class in PHP and I haven't been able to find the answer anywhere. …

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C: Exec/fork > Defunct processes

I'm want to create a lot of child processes using the fork > exec procedure. Many processes are ending very …

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Is it possible to 'fork a fork' in Github?

I am currently working on a project that is a spinoff (fork) from a framework I have been working on. …

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How is socket connection being handled in a forked process

I have a program that serves as a TCP server that listens to port 5000, for example. Now I want to …

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Maintaining Logging and/or stdout/stderr in Python Daemon

Every recipe that I've found for creating a daemon process in Python involves forking twice (for Unix) and then closing …

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How to get variables shared between child and parent process while using fork in perl

I am using fork in my code. Before fork call in my code, the parent process has a global variable …

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