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From: lvc@cbscc.UUCP (Larry Cipriani)
Newsgroups: net.lang.c
Subject: putting C programs in the background
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Date: Mon, 14-Jan-85 20:40:35 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 14 20:40:35 1985
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Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories , Columbus
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To put a C program in the background (not from the shell)
try the following:

	if (fork() != 0) exit(0);

Simple yes.  Obvious, well maybe.  And don't forget to
setup those signal handlers and file descriptor just right.

			Larry Cipriani
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