Jun 12, 2009 · In many programs and man pages of Linux, I have seen code using fork(). Why do we need to use fork() and what is its purpose?

Nov 2, 2016 · Fork creates a duplicate process and a new process context. When it returns a 0 value it means that a child process is running, but when it returns another value that means a …

Jan 27, 2018 · What do the fork function return in the parent process? What does it return in the child process? And how do short-circuit evaluation work? When you can answer that you know …

A fork is a copy of a project folder (repository) into your github account or onto your desktop if you use Github on your Desktop. This allows you to freely experiment with changes without …

Dec 19, 2015 · Fork handlers may be established by means of the pthread_atfork() function in order to maintain application invariants across fork() calls. When the application calls fork() …

A fork is just a request for GitHub to clone the project and registers it under your username; GitHub also keeps track of the relationship between the two repositories, so you can visualize …

Oct 31, 2009 · 8 The main difference between fork() and exec() is that, The fork() system call creates a clone of the currently running program. The original program continues execution …

Nov 23, 2010 · This topic gives a good description of fork, vfork, clone and exec. Below are some often overlooked differences between fork and vfork I experienced on some Linux 2.6.3x …

Jul 8, 2016 · I forked a project, made changes, and created a pull request which was accepted. New commits were later added to the repository. How do I get those commits into my fork?

I'd like to know more about the advantages and disadvantages of forking a github project vs. creating a branch of a github project. Forking makes my version of the project more isolated …