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Forking Processes for Distinct Tasks fork() creates a child process duplicating the parent's address space. While basic usage was covered elsewhere, it enables two primary patterns: A parent duplicates itself so both execute different code paths—for example, the parent waits for network requests while the child handles them. A process replaces ...

Process Waiting and ReapingParent processes must synchronize with their child processes to reclaim system resources and retrieve termination statuses. Without proper waiting, terminated children become zombies, retaining entries in the process table.Waiting MechanismsThe wait function provides a basic blocking approach:#include <sys/types.h& ...