When fork() is invoked, it is passed a set of flags that determine how much sharing is to take place between the parent and child tasks.

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The fork() system call does not take any flags as arguments. It simply creates a new child process that is a duplicate of the parent process, with the same memory and state, unless modified by subsequent system calls in either process.

When Fork() Is Invoked, It Is Passed a Set of Flags