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.TH _Fork 3 (date) "Linux man-pages (unreleased)"
.SH NAME
_Fork \- create a child process
.SH LIBRARY
Standard C library
.RI ( libc ,\~ \-lc )
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <unistd.h>
.P
.B pid_t _Fork(void);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
This function is equivalent to
.BR fork (2),
except that fork handlers registered with
.BR pthread_atfork (3)
are not called.
.SH STANDARDS
POSIX.1-2024.
.SH HISTORY
POSIX.1-2024.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR fork (2),
.BR vfork (2)