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UNIX Process control
Name: HUnTER Date: October 22, 2002 at 14:33:25 Pacific OS: UNIX CPU/Ram: 1.4 128
Comment:
Hi, I'm writing a programm (C/UNIX) using fork(). My programm must return control to shell after I run it, but a new process (child?) must be runing background, something like timer. It must be something like this:
% myprogramm 10 // 10 is a time % //10 sec later % message from programm
Name: Don Arnett Date: October 22, 2002 at 16:49:49 Pacific
Reply:
So, do you have a question??
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Response Number 2
Name: HUnTER Date: October 23, 2002 at 10:59:10 Pacific
Reply:
Yes, please, can U tell me which process must be runing background and how to do it, I mean to keep one process background and "to have" shell. Thanks.
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