BABY(1)                  USER COMMANDS                    BABY(1)



NAME
     baby - create new process from two parent processes

SYNOPSIS
     baby sex [name...]

SYSTEM V SYNOPSIS
     /usr/5bin/baby [-sex sex] [-name name...]

AVAILABILITY
     The System V version of this command is available  with  the
     System  V software installation option.  Refer to Installing
     SunOS 4.1 for information on how to install and invoke baby.

DESCRIPTION
     baby is initiated when  one  parent  process  polls  another
     server  process through a socket connection (BSD) or through
     pipes in the System V  implementation.   baby  runs  at  low
     priority for approximately 40 weeks and then terminates with
     a heavy system load.  Most systems require constant monitor-
     ing when baby reaches its final stages of execution.

     Older implementations of baby required that  the  initiating
     process  not be present at the time of completion.  In these
     versions the initiating process is awakened and notified  of
     the  results  upon  completion.   Modern versions allow both
     parent processes to be active during  the  final  stages  of
     baby.

          example% baby -sex m -name fred

OPTIONS
     -sex option indicating type of process created.

     -name
          process identification to be attached to the  new  pro-
          cess.

RESULT
     Successful execution of baby(1) results in new process being
     created  and  named.  Parent processes then typically broad-
     cast messages to all other processes informing them of their
     new status in the system.

BUGS
     The sleep command may not work on  either  parent  processes
     for  some  time  afterward, as new baby processes constantly
     send interrupts which must be handled by one or more parent.

     baby processes upon being created  may  frequently  dump  in
     /tmp  requiring  /tmp to be cleaned out frequently by one of
     the parent processes.



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     The original AT&T version was provided without  instructions
     regarding  the  created  process;  this  remains  in current
     implementations.

SEE ALSO
     cigars(6), dump(5), cry(3)

OTHER IMPLEMENTATIONS
     gnoops(1)
          FSF version of baby where  none  of  the  authors  will
          accept responsibility for anything.

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