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- From: pmacdon@husc11.harvard.edu (Philip Macdonald)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.programmer
- Subject: Help file thing?
- Message-ID: <pmacdon.724950283@husc.harvard.edu>
- Date: 21 Dec 92 15:04:43 GMT
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- Hi Folks,
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- I'm writing a datebase program and am looking for a way
- to set up a process to run in the "background" while
- the program does other things. I am looking for the
- best way to achieve this. Is fork the way to go??
- If someone could post an example of how to do this
- I would be most greatful. Or mail me info on this.
- system is Ultrix btw.
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- Happy Holidays or Happy First Day O' winter :)
- Phil
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- pmacdon@husc.harvard.edu
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