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From: Tom <tom.lobato@terra.com.br>
Subject: fork: why to copy process to run new program?
Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2005 22:09:14 -0300
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        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