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Chapter 3: Processes

Creating processes

• Tracing fork(): walkthrough and code
• Two forks, four processes: walkthrough and code
• The print buffer and fork(): walkthrough and code
• exit() and wait(): walkthrough and code
• exec() replaces the program: walkthrough and code
• fork() then exec(): walkthrough and code
• A tiny shell: walkthrough and code

Interprocess communication

• Shared memory: walkthrough and code
• Producer and consumer with an unbounded buffer: walkthrough and code
• Producer and consumer with a bounded buffer: walkthrough and code
• Message passing with a pipe: walkthrough and code