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From: Ron Michael Khu <ronkhu@ntsp.nec.co.jp>
To: Tom <tom.lobato@terra.com.br>
Cc: linux-c-programming@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: fork: why to copy process to run new program?
Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2005 10:01:01 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <42C8985D.4000503@hq.ntsp.nec.co.jp> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <daa27s$1kr$1@sea.gmane.org>

u can :D
if u dont need the original program's functionality... then call exec 
right away :D

calling exec will replace the calling process's program space... so it's 
really up to you

Tom wrote:

>        Hello!
>
>        Why, when a program needs to open another, have fork to copy all the
>initial program just for 'exec' the another? Could'nt initial program just
>to "tell" the kernel for open the second program?
>
>
>
>        Thank you
>        Tom
>
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  reply	other threads:[~2005-07-04  2:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-07-04  1:09 fork: why to copy process to run new program? Tom
2005-07-04  2:01 ` Ron Michael Khu [this message]
2005-07-04  2:14 ` Glynn Clements
2005-07-04 11:46   ` Tom
2005-07-04 12:09     ` Steve Graegert
2005-07-04 14:51     ` Glynn Clements
2005-07-05  3:00     ` Ron Michael Khu

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