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_Fork(3) Library Functions Manual _Fork(3)

NAME

_Fork - create a child process

LIBRARY

Standard C library (libc-lc)

SYNOPSIS

#include <unistd.h>
pid_t _Fork(void);

DESCRIPTION

This function is equivalent to fork(2), except that fork handlers registered with pthread_atfork(3) are not called.

STANDARDS

POSIX.1-2024.

HISTORY

POSIX.1-2024.

SEE ALSO

fork(2), vfork(2)

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