⚙️ Process & Thread — Complete Guide in C

Complete hands-on implementation of Process and Thread programming concepts in C on Linux.

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📌 Topics Covered

#	Topic	Concept
1	fork()	Create child process
2	exec() family	Replace process image
3	wait() / waitpid()	Synchronize parent-child
4	pthread_create()	Create POSIX threads
5	pthread_join()	Wait for thread completion
6	Mutex	Prevent race conditions
7	Semaphore	Control resource access
8	Thread-safe programming	Real-world patterns

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🚀 How to Compile & Run

# Process programs
gcc process_fork.c -o process_fork && ./process_fork

# Thread programs (need -lpthread)
gcc thread_basic.c -o thread_basic -lpthread && ./thread_basic

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🛠️ Environment

• OS: Linux / Ubuntu
• Compiler: GCC
• Language: C (C99/C11)

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👨‍💻 Author

Mayilvannan VB — EEE Student | System Programming Enthusiast
📧 mayilvannanbalan@gmail.com