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Old 04-29-2010, 08:21 PM   #1
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Please, can someone tell me what the number '2' refers to in function calls, for example fork(2).
 
Old 04-29-2010, 08:28 PM   #2
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Old 04-29-2010, 08:42 PM   #3
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The '2' is an argument or parameter, every function is different so you need to look up the documentation.

Just had a thought... if you saw 'fork(2)' somewhere, it may be a reference to the fork man pages - section 2

eg.

'man 2 fork'
 
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