Ian Collins wrote:
> Hal Vaughan wrote:
>> I've been researching threads and, since I'm coming from Perl, where
>> fork()
>> is used, that was my first thought. I've noticed, while searching,
that
>> there isn't as much on fork() in C++ as one would expect. Is there a
>> reason for this? Is fork() considered dangerous or a command to avoid?
>>
> fork() is a library function, not a command.
>
> You won't see fork() discussed in a C++ context because it is not part
> of the language (or part of C), it is a POSIX standard function. So you
> will see it discussed extensively in UNIX texts or on
> comp.unix.programmer.
Which also explains why it's not mentioned in so many sites. But the few
that did referred to it like it's standard.
Thanks!
Hal
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