Jun 12, 2009 · In many programs and man pages of Linux, I have seen code using fork(). Why do we need to use fork() and what is its purpose?

A fork is a copy of a project folder (repository) into your github account or onto your desktop if you use Github on your Desktop. This allows you to freely experiment with changes without …

Dec 19, 2015 · 36 fork() duplicates the process, so after calling fork there are actually 2 instances of your program running. How do you know which process is the original (parent) one, and …

Nov 2, 2016 · Fork creates a duplicate process and a new process context. When it returns a 0 value it means that a child process is running, but when it returns another value that means a …

Aug 14, 2011 · A fork is just a request for GitHub to clone the project and registers it under your username; GitHub also keeps track of the relationship between the two repositories, so you …

Oct 31, 2009 · The use of fork and exec exemplifies the spirit of UNIX in that it provides a very simple way to start new tasks. Note the use of the word task here, I have deliberately avoided …

Nov 28, 2011 · Almost all description of what fork does, say it just copies the process and the new process starts running after the fork() call. This is indeed what happens but why does it …

Fork relationship means, that you can easily tell github that it should send a pull request (with your changes) from your fork to the original repository because github knows that your repository is …

Apr 8, 2012 · How can I fork a public repository, but make my fork private? I do have the subscription to support private repositories.

Jan 5, 2021 · I am trying to figuring out how do I fork a git/github repository using command line. I tried but it says 'fork' is not a git command.. Is there any way to fork a repository using …