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Programs Using System Calls EX - NO: 2a Fork System Call Date: AIM

This document describes two programs that use UNIX system calls. The first program uses the fork() system call to create a child process from a parent process. The second program simulates the fork(), getpid(), and wait() system calls. It uses fork() to create a child process, getpid() to retrieve the process IDs, and wait() to wait for the child process to complete generating a Fibonacci series. Both programs execute successfully to demonstrate the use of these system calls.

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Programs Using System Calls EX - NO: 2a Fork System Call Date: AIM

This document describes two programs that use UNIX system calls. The first program uses the fork() system call to create a child process from a parent process. The second program simulates the fork(), getpid(), and wait() system calls. It uses fork() to create a child process, getpid() to retrieve the process IDs, and wait() to wait for the child process to complete generating a Fibonacci series. Both programs execute successfully to demonstrate the use of these system calls.

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PROGRAMS USING SYSTEM CALLS

EX.NO: 2a FORK SYSTEM CALL


DATE:

AIM

To write a UNIX C program to create a child process from parent process using fork()
system call.

ALGORITHM

Step 1: Start the program.


Step 2: Invoke a fork() system call to create a child process that is a duplicate of parent process.
Step 3: Display a message.
Step 4: Stop the program.

PROGRAM 1

#include<stdio.h>
#include<unistd.h>
main()
{
fork();
printf("Hello World\n");
}

OUTPUT

[it1@localhost ~]$ vi ex1a.c


[it1@localhost ~]$ cc ex1a.c
[it1@localhost ~]$ ./a.out
Hello World
Hello World
PROGRAM 2

#include<stdio.h>
#include<unistd.h>
main()
{
fork();
fork();
fork();
printf("Hello World\n");
}

OUTPUT

[it1@localhost ~]$ cc ex1aa.c


[it1@localhost ~]$ ./a.out
Hello World
Hello World
Hello World
Hello World
Hello World
Hello World
Hello World
Hello World

RESULT

Thus a UNIX C program to create a child process from parent process using fork()
system call is executed successfully.
EX.NO: 2b SIMULATION OF FORK, GETPID AND WAIT SYSTEM CALLS
DATE:

AIM
To write a UNIX C program simulate fork(),getpid() and wait() system call.

ALGORITHM

Step 1: Invoke a fork() system call to create a child process that is a duplicate of parent process.
Step 2: Retrieve the process id of parent and child process.
Step 3: If return value of the fork system call=0(i.e.,child process),generate the fibonacii series.
Step 4: If return value of the fork system call>0(i.e.,parent process),wait until the child
completes.

PROGRAM

#include<stdio.h>
#include<unistd.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
#include<conio.h>
main()
{
int a=-1,b=1,i,c=a+b,n,pid,cpid;
printf("\nenter no. of terms ");
scanf("%d",&n);
pid=getpid();
printf("\nparent process id is %d",pid);
pid=fork();
cpid=getpid();
printf("\nchild process:%d",cpid);
if(pid==0)
{
printf("\nchild is producing fibonacci series ");
for(i=0;i<n;i++)
{
c=a+b;
printf("\n%d",c);
a=b;
b=c;
}
printf("\nchild ends");
}
else
{
printf("\nparent is waiting for child to complete");
wait(NULL);
printf("\nparent ends");
}
}

OUTPUT
[it27@mm4 ~]$ cc fork.c
[it27@mm4 ~]$ a.out

enter no. of terms 5

parent process id is 8723


child process:8723
parent process id is 8723
child process:8732
child is producing fibonacci series
0
1
1
2
3
child endsparent is waiting for child to complete

RESULT

Thus a UNIX C program to simulate fork(),getpid() and wait() system call is executed
successfully.

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