How does a process generates Child process using Fork() function.The concept of it. For example: A process execute the code fork() fork() fork() Total Number of "child" process created is/are ?

Amit G

• May 29th, 2012

2^3 = 8 , agreed -> but 1 will be the parent process , so the child processes is 7

Barun

• May 25th, 2012

The number of Child Processes Created would be
2^(No. of Fork() functions called)

So in the example given it would be
2^3 = 8 Child Processes

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