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NAME

Proc::Forkfunk -- fork off a function

SYNOPSIS

use Proc::Forkfunc;

forkfunc(\&child_func,@child_args);

DESCRIPTION

Fork off a process. Call a function on the child process the function should be passed in as a reference. The child function should not return.

Logic copied from somewhere, probably Larry Wall.

AUTHOR

David Muir Sharnoff <muir@idiom.com>