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1.1     ! root        1: .pa 1
        !             2: .he 'FORK (II)'3/15/72'FORK (II)'
        !             3: .ti 0
        !             4: NAME           fork  --  spawn new process
        !             5: .sp
        !             6: .ti 0
        !             7: SYNOPSIS       sys fork  / fork = 2.
        !             8: .br
        !             9: (new process return)
        !            10: .br
        !            11: (old process return)
        !            12: .sp
        !            13: .ti 0
        !            14: DESCRIPTION    fork____
        !            15: is the only way new processes are created.
        !            16: The new process's core image is a copy of
        !            17: that of the caller of fork____; the only distinction
        !            18: is the return location and the fact
        !            19: that r0 in the old process contains the process ID
        !            20: of the new process.
        !            21: This process ID is used by wait____.
        !            22: .sp
        !            23: .ti 0
        !            24: SEE ALSO       wait(II), exec(II)
        !            25: .sp
        !            26: .ti 0
        !            27: DIAGNOSTICS    The error bit
        !            28: (c-bit) is set in the old process if a new process
        !            29: could not be created because of lack of process space.
        !            30: .sp
        !            31: .ti 0
        !            32: BUGS           See wait(II) for a subtile bug in process destruction.

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