c/programmer_humor@programming.dev · cannedtuna@lemmy.world · 30 Aug 2026 16:23

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@Equinox1289@sh.itjust.works · 30 Aug 2026

Or the process terminology: “How to kill parent?” “How to spawn child?” “How to terminate zombie child?” Kinda forked if you ask me.

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- @Carrot@lemmy.today · 30 Aug 2026
  
  My worst search was “How to kill orphaned child” I didn’t even think about how it sounded until I saw it typed out in the search box lol
  
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  - @WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world · 30 Aug 2026
    
    I think the go-to option is an elaborate death trap that will prove to be easily escapable in the next episode.
    
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- @libewa@feddit.org · 30 Aug 2026
  
  If the parent was waiting on the child, it is notified of the exit status and the child dies immediately. ~ man exit(3)
  
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- @Aids@lemmy.ml · 30 Aug 2026
  
  I c wut u did there
  
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