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How do I avoid zombies on a Unix system?

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Use the reaper code from Signals to call wait() when a SIGCHLD is received, or else use the double-fork technique described in fork.

Source: Perl FAQ: System Interaction
Copyright: Copyright (c) 1997 Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington.

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