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Creating processes in Linux:
  • User's point of view:

    [braught@zook braught]$ netscape &
    Creates a new process that runs the netscape program.

  • Linux kernel's point of view:

  • System Call
  • Copies calling process
  • Shells call fork to start programs.
  • System Call
  • Called by new process.
  • Replaces code with the code for netscape.