In message <Pine.SOL.3.91.951218220415.12521C-100000@eduserv.rug.ac.be> you said: > Yes, but how do you get data from your forked child? The only things I > see are shared memory, via sockets (child binds a port... seems rather > silly tho) and files. So how do you do it? You can also use message queues or a pipe, which I think is the easiest method in this situation. Using temp files is so ugly I don't even consider that an option. > And how do you use shared mem? Read the manual page for shmget(2); then read the manual page for semget(2), plus all the functions referenced in the 'SEE ALSO' section at the bottom of those pages. OR, buy the Stevens text. Naved
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