Create a Zombie process in Linux using a C program

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 20:54:45 +0000

Below is the source code of a C program to create a Zombie process in Linux and analyse it.

vim create_zombie_process.c

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <unistd.h>

int main ()
{
 pid_t child_pid;

 child_pid = fork ();
 if (child_pid > 0) {
 sleep (60);
 }
 else {
 exit (0);
 }
 return 0;
}

Compile the C source code into an executable program:

gcc create_zombie_process.c

Start the program:

./a.out

Open a second Terminal and view the process list. You will now see a process with STAT: Z and the text: defunct

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Create a Zombie process in Linux using a C program