in reply to Re^5: The proper way to execute echo aabbcc >> file in backround
in thread The proper way to execute echo aabbcc >> file in backround

..."system calls creates 2 zombie process"...

BTW, it doesn't - there are no real zombies. They can be killed in this case, as shown in my post. Real zombies never die, except on reboot. Yes, i know you know ;-). I shouldn't have answered on the OP.

Regards, Karl

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