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diff --git a/manual/process.texi b/manual/process.texi index c8413a5a58..68361c3f61 100644 --- a/manual/process.texi +++ b/manual/process.texi @@ -136,13 +136,13 @@ creating a process and making it run another program. @cindex parent process @cindex subprocess A new processes is created when one of the functions -@code{posix_spawn}, @code{fork}, @code{_Fork} or @code{vfork} is called. -(The @code{system} and @code{popen} also create new processes internally.) -Due to the name of the @code{fork} function, the act of creating a new -process is sometimes called @dfn{forking} a process. Each new process -(the @dfn{child process} or @dfn{subprocess}) is allocated a process -ID, distinct from the process ID of the parent process. @xref{Process -Identification}. +@code{posix_spawn}, @code{fork}, @code{_Fork}, @code{vfork}, or +@code{pidfd_spawn} is called. (The @code{system} and @code{popen} also +create new processes internally.) Due to the name of the @code{fork} +function, the act of creating a new process is sometimes called +@dfn{forking} a process. Each new process (the @dfn{child process} or +@dfn{subprocess}) is allocated a process ID, distinct from the process +ID of the parent process. @xref{Process Identification}. After forking a child process, both the parent and child processes continue to execute normally. If you want your program to wait for a |