krishnaakishore@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Hi all,
I have a query regarding the output of the following code:
#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
#include<unistd.h>
main(){
int a=0;
while(1){
printf("XXX(%d)",++a);
sleep(1);
if(fork()==0){printf("\n");exit(0);}
//you can remove the printf here,
//its just to enhance the readability of output
}
}
The output should actually be:
XXX(1)
XXX(2)
XXX(3)
XXX(4)
XXX(5)
XXX(6) (and so on)
But the output actually is:
XXX(1)
XXX(1)XXX(2)
XXX(1)XXX(2)XXX(3)
XXX(1)XXX(2)XXX(3)XXX(4)
XXX(1)XXX(2)XXX(3)XXX(4)XXX(5)
XXX(1)XXX(2)XXX(3)XXX(4)XXX(5)XXX(6) (and so on)
The fork() call is triggering the flushing the buffers but not
clearing them. Hence the data in the buffers is getting accumulated.
Appending a '\n' to "XXX(%d)" will generate the expected output.
Isn't this working as designed? You fork the whole process, so the
buffers are copied "as is", so the first process
prints XXX(1), the second starts off with a non-cleared XXX(1) and
prints XXX(2) on top, yielding XXX(1)XXX(2) etc...
Just my 2 cents...
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