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Diffstat (limited to 'man2/vfork.2')
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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/man2/vfork.2 b/man2/vfork.2 index f49ac8905d..4cb9894457 100644 --- a/man2/vfork.2 +++ b/man2/vfork.2 @@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ vfork \- create a child process and block parent .B #include <unistd.h> .sp .B pid_t vfork(void); -.SH "STANDARD DESCRIPTION" +.SH DESCRIPTION +.SS "Standard Description" (From SUSv2 / POSIX draft.) The .BR vfork () @@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ was called, or calls any other function before successfully calling or one of the .BR exec () family of functions. -.SH "LINUX DESCRIPTION" +.SS "Linux Description" .BR vfork (), just like .BR fork (2), @@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ but may call Signal handlers are inherited, but not shared. Signals to the parent arrive after the child releases the parent's memory. -.SH "HISTORIC DESCRIPTION" +.SS "Historic Description" Under Linux, .BR fork (2) is implemented using copy-on-write pages, so the only penalty incurred by |