Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 08 May 1996 16:49:27 -0600 (CST) | From | Aaron Ucko <> | Subject | Re: fork problems (zombie children) |
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>What am I doing wrong? The following program: > >#include <signal.h> >#include <sys/wait.h> >main(){ > for(;;) { > if( !fork() ) { > exit(0); /* child, exit immediately */ > } > sleep(1); > } >}
You aren't wait()ing for your children after they exit.
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