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Michael Kerrisk 2005-10-19 13:54:51 +00:00
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@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ File locks and pending signals are not inherited.
.PP
Under Linux,
.BR fork ()
is implemented using copy-on-write pages, so the only penalty incurred by
fork is the time and memory required to duplicate the parent's page tables,
is implemented using copy-on-write pages, so the only penalty that it incurs
is the time and memory required to duplicate the parent's page tables,
and to create a unique task structure for the child.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
On success, the PID of the child process is returned in the parent's thread