Linux - Explain each system calls used for process management in
linux - August 21, 2008 at 22:00 pm by Rajmeet Ghai
Explain each system calls used for process management in linux.
Answer
System calls used for Process management:
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Fork () :- Used to create a new process
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Exec() :- Execute a new program
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Wait():- wait until the process finishes execution
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Exit():- Exit from the process
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Getpid():- get the unique process id of the process
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Getppid():- get the parent process unique id
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Nice():- to bias the existing property of process
Linux - Explain each system calls used for process management in
linux - May 11, 2009 at 15:00 pm by Vidya Sagar
Explain each system calls used for process management in linux.
Process management uses certain system calls. They are explained below.
1. To create a new process – fork () is used.
2. To run a new program = exec () is used.
3. To make the process to wait = wait () is used.
4. To terminate the process – exit () is used.
5. To find the unique process id – getpid () is used.
6. To find the parent process id – getppid () is used.
7. To bias the currently running process property – nice () is used.
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