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@node fork
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@section @code{fork}
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@findex fork
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POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/fork.html}
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Gnulib module: ---
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Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
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@itemize
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@end itemize
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Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
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@itemize
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@item
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This function is missing on some platforms:
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mingw.
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@item
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On some platforms, @code{fork} followed by a call of the @code{exec} family
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(@code{execl}, @code{execlp}, @code{execle}, @code{execv}, @code{execvp},
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or @code{execve}) is less efficient than @code{vfork} followed by the same
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call. @code{vfork} is a variant of @code{fork} that has been introduced to
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optimize the @code{fork}/@code{exec} pattern.
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@item
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On Windows platforms (excluding Cygwin), this function is not implemented; use
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@code{spawnvp} instead.
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@end itemize
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