Running 
#!/usr/bin/perl -w

use strict;

for ( my $i = 0; $i < 11; $i++ ) {
  defined( my $pid = fork() ) or print STDERR "Unable to fork!";

  if ( $pid ) {
    print "Child $i is $pid\n";
  } else {
    print "Hi!  I'm just a kid.. I'm going to sleep now..\n";
    sleep rand(10);
    print "*Yawn* I'm awake!  Huh?  It's me! Kid $$!  Bye bye!  Time t
+o die!\n";
    exit 0;
  }
}

1 while wait > 0;

print "Screw this, I'm done waiting for those kids\n";

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on AIX 5.2 gives 
Child 0 is 876574
Hi!  I'm just a kid.. I'm going to sleep now..
Child 1 is 1089612
Hi!  I'm just a kid.. I'm going to sleep now..
Child 2 is 1216572
Hi!  I'm just a kid.. I'm going to sleep now..
Child 3 is 913636
Hi!  I'm just a kid.. I'm going to sleep now..
Child 4 is 1732802
Hi!  I'm just a kid.. I'm going to sleep now..
Child 5 is 1470700
Hi!  I'm just a kid.. I'm going to sleep now..
Child 6 is 2162768
Hi!  I'm just a kid.. I'm going to sleep now..
Child 7 is 2555954
Hi!  I'm just a kid.. I'm going to sleep now..
Child 8 is 2793494
Hi!  I'm just a kid.. I'm going to sleep now..
Child 9 is 2863246
Hi!  I'm just a kid.. I'm going to sleep now..
Child 10 is 3080302
Hi!  I'm just a kid.. I'm going to sleep now..
*Yawn* I'm awake!  Huh?  It's me! Kid 1470700!  Bye bye!  Time to die!
*Yawn* I'm awake!  Huh?  It's me! Kid 2863246!  Bye bye!  Time to die!
*Yawn* I'm awake!  Huh?  It's me! Kid 2162768!  Bye bye!  Time to die!
*Yawn* I'm awake!  Huh?  It's me! Kid 876574!  Bye bye!  Time to die!
*Yawn* I'm awake!  Huh?  It's me! Kid 1089612!  Bye bye!  Time to die!
*Yawn* I'm awake!  Huh?  It's me! Kid 1732802!  Bye bye!  Time to die!
*Yawn* I'm awake!  Huh?  It's me! Kid 2555954!  Bye bye!  Time to die!
*Yawn* I'm awake!  Huh?  It's me! Kid 913636!  Bye bye!  Time to die!
*Yawn* I'm awake!  Huh?  It's me! Kid 1216572!  Bye bye!  Time to die!
*Yawn* I'm awake!  Huh?  It's me! Kid 2793494!  Bye bye!  Time to die!
*Yawn* I'm awake!  Huh?  It's me! Kid 3080302!  Bye bye!  Time to die!
Screw this, I'm done waiting for those kids

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changing that to just wait does 
Child 0 is 2793496
Hi!  I'm just a kid.. I'm going to sleep now..
Child 1 is 1077260
Hi!  I'm just a kid.. I'm going to sleep now..
Child 2 is 1216574
Hi!  I'm just a kid.. I'm going to sleep now..
Child 3 is 913638
Hi!  I'm just a kid.. I'm going to sleep now..
Child 4 is 2555956
Hi!  I'm just a kid.. I'm going to sleep now..
Child 5 is 1732804
Hi!  I'm just a kid.. I'm going to sleep now..
Child 6 is 1089614
Hi!  I'm just a kid.. I'm going to sleep now..
Child 7 is 876576
Hi!  I'm just a kid.. I'm going to sleep now..
Child 8 is 2162770
Hi!  I'm just a kid.. I'm going to sleep now..
Child 9 is 2863248
Hi!  I'm just a kid.. I'm going to sleep now..
*Yawn* I'm awake!  Huh?  It's me! Kid 2863248!  Bye bye!  Time to die!
Child 10 is 1470702
Hi!  I'm just a kid.. I'm going to sleep now..
Screw this, I'm done waiting for those kids
*Yawn* I'm awake!  Huh?  It's me! Kid 913638!  Bye bye!  Time to die!
*Yawn* I'm awake!  Huh?  It's me! Kid 1470702!  Bye bye!  Time to die!
*Yawn* I'm awake!  Huh?  It's me! Kid 2793496!  Bye bye!  Time to die!
*Yawn* I'm awake!  Huh?  It's me! Kid 1077260!  Bye bye!  Time to die!
*Yawn* I'm awake!  Huh?  It's me! Kid 876576!  Bye bye!  Time to die!
*Yawn* I'm awake!  Huh?  It's me! Kid 2162770!  Bye bye!  Time to die!
*Yawn* I'm awake!  Huh?  It's me! Kid 1216574!  Bye bye!  Time to die!
*Yawn* I'm awake!  Huh?  It's me! Kid 1089614!  Bye bye!  Time to die!
*Yawn* I'm awake!  Huh?  It's me! Kid 1732804!  Bye bye!  Time to die!
*Yawn* I'm awake!  Huh?  It's me! Kid 2555956!  Bye bye!  Time to die!

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"But what of all those sweet words you spoke in private?"
"Oh that's just what we call pillow talk, baby, that's all."

In reply to Re^5: Fork Wait and probably grandchildren by RazorbladeBidet
in thread Fork Wait and probably grandchildren by Discordanian

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