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setsid.2: Improve wording of text on calling setsid() after fork()+_exit() 

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2016-11-27 10:56:34 +01:00
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@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ such a scenario would break the strict
two-level hierarchy of sessions and process groups. two-level hierarchy of sessions and process groups.
In order to be sure that In order to be sure that
.BR setsid () .BR setsid ()
will succeed, will succeed, call
.BR fork (2) .BR fork (2)
and and have the parent
.BR _exit (2), .BR _exit (2),
and have the child do while the child (which by definition can't be a process group leader) calls
.BR setsid (). .BR setsid ().
If a session has a controlling terminal, and the If a session has a controlling terminal, and the