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C Socket Client/Server Fork Loop
Hello people.

I'm trying to do something like a search engine.
Server runs in the background by using ./server & which has data from a textfile stored in an array.
Client then runs by using ./client
It will then prompt "Search for:"

For example, if I searched for Products called Instant Noodles
Server will return me result:
Product : Instant Noodle
Price : $10
If there's no such product, it will return "No such product"

I've already done it up to here.
Problem is, I want to make the client loop, after it finishes searching for a product, "Search for:" will appear again. The socket connection will only end when the user types in "end"
I can make it end by typing "end", but not the loop for search.
How can I do this?
I'm currently using the fork() command to handle multiple clients.

Thanks in advance.
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