fork(fork()) is it possible...!!!

Sibasish · 02-13-2016, 11:11 PM

if it is possible how it works..???

pan64 · 02-14-2016, 02:29 AM

I do not really understand what do you want to achieve. It is possible in general.

ondoho · 02-14-2016, 10:21 AM

have you tried it?
why shouldn't it work.

Code:

#!/bin/bash

function fork {
	 fork 
}

fork

rknichols · 02-14-2016, 11:09 AM

It is posssible, albeit with some complaints from the C compiler since fork() does not take an argument, but what are you trying to accomplish? The process tree you would end up with after fork(fork()) is

Code:

                parent
                  /\
                 /  \
                /    \
             child1 child2
                       \
                        \
                      child3