PE> Most people who call fork() follow with an exec(), ie they should have
PE> just created a spawn().  BFN.  Paul.

db> Where's a Rod when you need one?  (Isn't spawn in POSIX.1?)

If I don't reply in a reasonable timeframe, bug me.  I've checked
EMXLIB.DOC, which doesn't mark spawn() as posix or unix, but that's not the
definitive answer.  Also, it is my impression that spawn is not in posix,
only fork() and exec().  But the definitive answer is on my desk at work. 
BFN.  Paul.
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