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Process Composition
kernel:process managementprocess:attributesprocess:compositionA process consists of an address space containing the program text and data, and a number of process attributes managed by the IRIX kernel. A few examples of process attributes are
- process IDa unique process ID number
- machine register contents, representing the current instruction and stack level as well as working data
- user IDgroup IDUNIX user and group identities
- current directorycurrent working directory for file searches
- signal handler:as process attributesignal-handling status
For a more complete list, refer to the fork(2) reference page and read the list of attributes that a new process does and does not inherit from its parent.
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