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+/****************************************************************
+ *
+ * Purpose: Basic example of fork.
+ * Author:  M J Leslie
+ * Date:    01 Apr 96
+ *
+ ****************************************************************/
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+main()
+{
+
+  pid_t   ForkPID;
+  
+  printf("Program start. \n");
+
+  ForkPID = fork();			/* Create a child and copy the parents
+  					 * parent data space, heap and stack.
+					 */
+
+  /* ForkPID == -1 Fork failure.
+   *         ==  0 This is the child process.
+   *	      >  0 This is the parent process. The number given is the
+   *               PID of the child.
+   */
+
+  printf("forkPID is %d \n", ForkPID);	/* Child execution starts here. */
+
+  printf("Program end. \n");
+}  
+