OPERATING SYSTEM LABORATORY MANUAL

UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB

F ACULTY OF COMPUTING & INFORMATION TECHNOLOG Y, LAHORE
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

Course: Operating System Lab Date:

Course Code: CC-217-3L Max Marks: 40
Faculty/Instructor’s Name & Dr. Ahmad Hassan Butt ([email protected])
Email:

LAB MANUAL # 9
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Objective(s) :
To write a program to create a process in LINUX. To create child with sleep
command. To understand getpid( ) and getppid( ).

Lab Tasks :
Task 1 : Write the output of program for process creation using fork command.

Task 2: Write the output of a program for execution of ls command using exec.

Task 3 : Write the output of a program illustrating the sleep command during process creation.

Task 4 : Write the output of the program for getting the pid and ppid while using the sleep
command.

Lab Grading Sheet :

Max Obtained
Task Comments(if any)
Marks Marks
1. 10
2. 10
3. 10
4. 10

Total 40 Signature

Note : Attempt all tasks and get them checked by your Instructor

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Lab 09: Processes

Objective(s):
 To write a program to create a process in LINUX.
 To create child with sleep command.
 To understand getpid( ) and getppid( ).
Tool(s) used:

Ubuntu, VIM Editor

Task 1 Write the output of a program for process creation using fork command.

Algorithm

STEP 1: Start the program.

STEP 2: Declare pid as integer.

STEP 3: Create the process using Fork command.

STEP 4: Check pid is less than 0 then print error else if pid is equal to 0 then execute
command else parent process wait for child process.

STEP 5: Stop the program.

Program

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
int main(){
int id;
id=fork();
if(id<0){
printf ("Cannot Create the file");
exit(-1);
}
if(id==0){
printf ("Child Process");

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exit(0);
}
else{
printf ("Parent Process");
exit(1);
}
return 0;
}

Program Execution

$gcc pc.c –o pc

$./pc

OUTPUT

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Task 2 Write the output of a program for execution of ls command using exec.

Algorithm

STEP 1: Start the program.

STEP 2: Execute the command in the shell program using exec ls.

STEP 3: Stop the execution.

Program

echo Program for executing LINUX command using Shell Programming

echo Welcome
ps
exec ls

OUTPUT

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Task 3 Write the output of a program illustrating the sleep command during process creation.

Algorithm

STEP 1: Start the program.

STEP 2: Create process using fork and assign into a variable.

STEP 3: If the value of variable is < zero print not create and > 0 process create and else
print child create.
STEP 4: Create child with sleep of 2.

STEP 5: Stop the program.

Program

#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
int main( ){
pid_t id;
id=fork( );
if (id==-1){
printf ("Cannot Create the file");
exit(1);
}
if (id==0){
sleep(20);
printf ("This is child Process");
}
else{
printf ("Parent Process");
exit(1);
}
return 0;
}

OUTPUT

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Task 4 Write the output of the program for getting the pid and ppid while using the sleep
command.

Algorithm

STEP 1: Start the execution and create a process using fork( ) command.

STEP 2: Make the parent process to sleep for 10 seconds.

STEP 3: In the child process print it pid and it corresponding pid.

STEP 4: Make the child process to sleep for 5 seconds.

STEP 5: Again print it pid and it parent pid.

STEP 6: After making the sleep for the parent process for 10 seconds print it pid.

STEP 7: Stop the execution.

Program

#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <unistd.h>
int main(){
pid_t pid;
pid=fork();
if(pid==0){
printf("\nChild Process");
printf("\nChild Process ID is %d", getpid());
printf("\nIts Parent Process ID is %d", getppid());
sleep(5);
printf("\nChild Process after sleep=5");
printf("\nChild Process ID is %d", getpid());
printf("\nParent Process ID is %d", getppid());
}
else{
printf("\n\nParent Process\n");
sleep(5);

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printf("\nChild Process ID is %d", getpid());

printf("\nIts Parent Process ID is %d", getppid());
printf("\nParent Terminates\n");
}
return 0;
}

OUTPUT

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