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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
is there a universal way of getting the children of a particular process? i'm looking for a solution that works across different OSes...linux, aix, sunos, hpux.
i did a search online and i kept finding answers that were specific to Linux..i.e. pstree.
i want to be able to specify a process... (2 Replies)
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2. Programming
Hello,
I have two programs: server.c and client.c
I need to send signal from client to server. As far as I know I need to use kill() function. To use kill() function I have to know the pid the second process. How can I send pid from process to process(both are written in separate files).
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3. Programming
We know that a process can block certain signals by call sigprocmask(), but sometimes we may want to block signals from certain processes for safety concerning.
For example, a system may have a process management daemon, and it will response to certain signals from certain processes managed by... (4 Replies)
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4. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
Hi,
Is there a way I can kill all the child processes of a process, given its process id.
Many thanks in advance.
J. (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: superuser84
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello,
How many child processes are actually created when running this code ?
#include <signal.h>
#include <stdio.h>
int main () {
int i ;
setpgrp () ;
for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
if (fork () == 0) {
if ( i & 1 ) setpgrp () ;
printf ("Child id: %2d, group: %2d\n",... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: green_dot
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6. Programming
Hello,
How many child processes are actually created when running this code ?
#include <signal.h>
#include <stdio.h>
int main () {
int i ;
setpgrp () ;
for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
if (fork () == 0) {
if ( i & 1 ) setpgrp () ;
printf ("Child id: %2d, group: %2d\n", getpid(),... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: green_dot
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7. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello.
I have a global function name func1() that I am sourcing in from script A. I call the function from script B. Is there a way to find out which script called func1() dynamically so that the func1() can report it in the event there are errors?
Thanks (2 Replies)
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8. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
Hi,
I want to debug a child process which is forked from other process.
Whenever I try to attach the pid of child process to gbd, the
process gets killed and the parent process starts a new child process.
any idea what could be the reason.
In general how can i debug a child process... (4 Replies)
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9. Programming
Hello all, I am trying to create n child processes and control them from a parent process; say make child 3 print its pid and then child 5 do the same and some other stuff. Is there a way to accomplishing this after all the child processes are created via a call to fork().
Thank you,
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10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I don't follow what these are...
this is what my text says...
"When a process is started, a duplicate of that process is created. This new process is called the child and the process that created it is called the parent. The child process then replaces the copy for the code the parent... (1 Reply)
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