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-.TH FORK 3F "19 January 1983"
+.\" Copyright (c) 1983 Regents of the University of California.
+.\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
+.\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
+.\"
+.\"    @(#)fork.3f     6.2 (Berkeley) 5/27/86
+.\"
+.TH FORK 3F "May 27, 1986"
+.UC 5

 .SH NAME
 fork \- create a copy of this process
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .SH NAME
 fork \- create a copy of this process
 .SH SYNOPSIS


@@ -7,10 +14,10 @@ fork \- create a copy of this process
 .I Fork
 creates a copy of the calling process.
 The only distinction between the 2 processes is that the value
 .I Fork
 creates a copy of the calling process.
 The only distinction between the 2 processes is that the value

-returned to one of them (referred to as the 'parent' process)
-will be the process id if the copy.
-The copy is usually referred to as the 'child' process.
-The value returned to the 'child' process will be zero.
+returned to one of them (referred to as the `parent' process)
+will be the process id of the copy.
+The copy is usually referred to as the `child' process.
+The value returned to the `child' process will be zero.

 .PP
 All logical units open for writing are flushed before the fork to avoid
 duplication of the contents of I/O buffers in the external file(s).
 .PP
 All logical units open for writing are flushed before the fork to avoid
 duplication of the contents of I/O buffers in the external file(s).