Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!acf8!berke From: berke@acf8.UUCP (Wayne Berke) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Re: UNIX fork Message-ID: <890002@acf8.UUCP> Date: Fri, 27-Nov-87 14:04:00 EST Article-I.D.: acf8.890002 Posted: Fri Nov 27 14:04:00 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 29-Nov-87 22:46:15 EST References: <909@mcgill-vision.UUCP> Organization: New York University Lines: 18 > main() > { > printf("xxx"); > if (vfork() == 0) > { printf("yyy"); > exec(....); > _exit(1); > } > printf("zzz\n"); > } > > (note the lack of fflush()es). This will print xxxyyyzzz\n, for the It could also print "xxxzzz\nyyy". You're dealing with a parallel program here! Wayne Berke (berke@nyu.edu)