Short:        An nroff formatter for the Amiga, y2k fix
Author:       Stephen L. Browning et al., Amiga port by Stefan Haubenthal
Uploader:     haubi geocities com (Stefan Haubenthal)
Type:         text/misc
Version:      1.10 rel. 7
Architecture: m68k-amigaos


BABY (1)                UNIX Programmer's Manual                BABY (1)




NAME  

        baby - create baby 

SYNOPSIS  

        baby 

DESCRIPTION  

        BABY  is  initiated when one parent process polls another server
        process through a socket connection (BSD) or, in  the  System  V
        implementation, through pipes.  

        BABY  runs  at  a  low priority for approximately 40 weeks, then
        terminates with a heavy  system  load.    Most  systems  require
        constant  monitoring  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.  

FILES  

        /tmp Temporary dump storage 

BUGS  

        The  SLEEP  command  may  not  work on either parent process for
        sometime  afterward,  as  new  BABY  processes  constantly  send
        interrupts that must be handled by one or more parents.  

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

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

        ^C  (quit process) is deemed illegal in certain countries, check
        with local authorities.  











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