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in reply to Re^2: Running a process in the background
in thread Running a process in the background

if (my $pid = fork) { # parent ($pid is process id of child) parent_function(); } else { # child child_function(); exit; }
Feel free to read perldoc -f fork, and look at some examples online. This is not really advanced perl, but it requires some attention.

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Re^4: Running a process in the background
by thor (Priest) on Nov 23, 2004 at 22:39 UTC
    From personal experience, the exit is key. Let's just say that I'm glad that I had my own Sun workstation when I started experimenting with fork...*cough*fork bomb*cough*

    thor

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Re^4: Running a process in the background
by binary (Novice) on Nov 23, 2004 at 23:05 UTC
    Hello, Remember to check for a fork error after forking:
    if (my $pid = fork) { ## Parent } elsif ($pid == 0) { ## Child } else { ## Error, $pid is undefined }