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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/libc/sys/fork.2')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/libc/sys/fork.2 | 10 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/fork.2 b/lib/libc/sys/fork.2 index e20e4bb70f521..f612104f6f6e7 100644 --- a/lib/libc/sys/fork.2 +++ b/lib/libc/sys/fork.2 @@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ .Ft pid_t .Fn fork void .Sh DESCRIPTION -.Fn Fork -causes creation of a new process. +The +.Fn fork +function causes creation of a new process. The new process (child process) is an exact copy of the calling process (parent process) except for the following: .Bl -bullet -offset indent @@ -89,8 +90,9 @@ variable .Va errno is set to indicate the error. .Sh ERRORS -.Fn Fork -will fail and no child process will be created if: +The +.Fn fork +function will fail and no child process will be created if: .Bl -tag -width Er .It Bq Er EAGAIN The system-imposed limit on the total |