Learn the twin pillars at the root of the UNIX process-spawning architecture!
Tag: unix
Episode #499: Subprocesses Part 11: Fork
If you're making subprocesses on a UNIX-like OS, you're using fork(). Learn all about using fork() from Ruby.
Episode #468: Line Endings
A little history lesson about computer text formats
Episode #457: Subprocesses Part 9: Exec
Learn Ruby's exec method by building a tool that starts project-specific Apache instances
Episode #426: Subprocesses Part 7: Soft Limits
Resource limits don't always have to be hard. Today we'll see how to put fuzzy handcuffs on a process.
Episode #425: Subprocesses Part 6: Limits
Sometimes child processes can get unruly. Today we'll learn how to impose some discipline, using resource limits.
Episode #423: Subprocesses Part 5: SIGCHLD
Starting processes is one thing. Keeping track of them after they've started is another.
Episode #010: Finding $HOME
How to reliably discover a user's home directory.