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'''In the context of source code''', code a fork refers to someone taking a copy of the code off in their own direction. | |||
: It's like a source versioning branch, but | |||
:: usually without a direct and shared intent to keep them in sync (but there are parallel projects that very much do) | |||
:: usually stored somewhere else | |||
'''In the context of *nix-style operating systems''' [[Shell_and_process_nitty_gritty#Creating_processes|the fork() syscall is a way to create/copy a process)]] | |||
Latest revision as of 23:55, 25 February 2024
In the context of source code, code a fork refers to someone taking a copy of the code off in their own direction.
- It's like a source versioning branch, but
- usually without a direct and shared intent to keep them in sync (but there are parallel projects that very much do)
- usually stored somewhere else
In the context of *nix-style operating systems the fork() syscall is a way to create/copy a process)