#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; my $testVar = 1; my $ptr = \$testVar; if (my $pid = fork) { while (1) { print "from parent: $testVar \n"; print "ptr from parent: $ptr \n"; sleep 2; } waitpid($pid, 0); } else { while (1) { print "from child: $testVar \n"; print "ptr from client: $ptr \n"; $$ptr++; sleep 2; } exit; }