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Old 09-29-2004
créating a daemon under unix

hi
i want to create a daemon under unix or linux but i don't really know how so i will be grateful if you provide me links with examples or /andx how to do it
thanks
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Old 09-29-2004
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Old 08-13-2007
Hi

Unix Daemon Server Programming


use fork to create a child process and then exit the parent process
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