vfork.2 (2010 09)

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vfork(2) vfork(2)
SIGSEGV or SIGBUS.
In the [
vfork,exec] window, a call to
signal() (see signal (2) that installs a catching function
can affect handling of the signal by the parent. The parent is not affected if the handling is being
set to
SIG_DFL or SIG_IGN,orif
sigaction() is used (see sigaction (2)).
AUTHOR
vfork() was developed by the University of California, Berkeley.
SEE ALSO
exec(2), exit(2), fork(2), sigaction(2), wait(2).
2 Hewlett-Packard Company − 2 − HP-UX 11i Version 3: September 2010