/*
	fork1.c
	
	Started by Jeff Ondich on 3/26/96
	Last modified 3/26/96
	
	This program gives a simple example of how to
	create a new process.  When run, this one
	shows multi-tasking in action--you can see the
	parent and child processes taking turns.
*/

#include	<stdio.h>
#include	<string.h>


/* I've taken to being obsessively careful about over-running
   arrays.  Since I don't allow myself to use strcpy() any more,
   I need to tell strncpy() how big my array is.  It's pretty
   stupid in this tiny program, but that's obsession for you. */

#define		NAME_LENGTH		20

void main()
{
	long		i, pid;
	char		processName[NAME_LENGTH];

  /* Create the new process. */

	pid = fork();

	if( pid != 0 )
		strncpy( processName, "Parent", NAME_LENGTH );
	else
		strncpy( processName, "Child", NAME_LENGTH );
	

  /* Start counting. */

	for( i=0; i < 500000; i++ )
		if( i % 25000 == 0 )
		{
			fprintf( stderr, "%s: %d\n", processName, i );
			fflush( stderr );
		}
}