Tag: #ipc

How to write a TCP server using the fork syscall

A TCP server that uses the fork system call to create a new child process for each accepted connection, allowing it to handle multiple clients concurrently. 2017-02-25

What is a a FIFO, or “named pipe”? What is mkfifo in C?

A FIFO is a special file that allows inter-process communication. The mkfifo system call creates a FIFO, enabling processes to read from and write to it. 2017-02-21

In what ways can processes communicate?

Processes can communicate via files, pipes, signals, sockets, message queues, semaphores, and shared memory. 2017-01-29

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