Question

what are the function of fork in kernel​

Answer 1

Answer:

fork() is a system call. fork is used to create a child process from the running process, which is a replica of the parent process(Process which executed fork() ). Child process is derived from the parent process.

Answer 2

Answer:

The fork function is used to create a new process by duplicating the existing process from which it is called. The existing process from which this function is called becomes the parent process and the newly created process becomes the child process.