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Experiment 2 Hassan

The document outlines an experiment focused on executing UNIX system calls related to process management, file management, and input/output operations. It provides code examples for system calls such as fork(), getpid(), wait(), exit() for process management, open(), write(), close() for file operations, and read(), write() for input/output handling. The document also includes instructions for compiling and executing the programs on a UNIX/Linux system.

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Experiment 2 Hassan

The document outlines an experiment focused on executing UNIX system calls related to process management, file management, and input/output operations. It provides code examples for system calls such as fork(), getpid(), wait(), exit() for process management, open(), write(), close() for file operations, and read(), write() for input/output handling. The document also includes instructions for compiling and executing the programs on a UNIX/Linux system.

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DATE:7 MAY 2025

EXPERIMENT-2
Objective:To understand and execute different UNIX system calls related to:

1. Process Management
2. File Management
3. Input/Output Operations

1. Process Management System Calls


These system calls control the execution and management of processes.

Example 1.1: fork(), getpid(), wait(), and exit()

#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main() {
pid_t pid = fork(); // Create child process

if (pid == 0) {
// Child process
printf("Child process: PID = %d\n", getpid());
exit(0); // Child exits
} else {
// Parent process
wait(NULL); // Wait for child to finish
printf("Parent process: PID = %d, child completed.\n",
getpid());
}

return 0;
}

2. File Management System Calls


These are used to create, open, read, write, and manipulate files.

Example 2.1: open(), write(), and close()

#include <stdio.h>
#include <fcntl.h>

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#include <unistd.h>

int main() {
int fd = open("sample.txt", O_CREAT | O_WRONLY, 0644);

if (fd < 0) {
perror("File creation failed");
return 1;
}

write(fd, "Hello UNIX!\n", 12); // Write to file


close(fd); // Close file

return 0;
}

3. Input/Output System Calls


These are low-level calls for reading from or writing to files, terminals, etc.

Example 3.1: read() and write() from standard input/output

#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>

int main() {
char buffer[100];
int n;

write(1, "Enter a string: ", 16); // 1 is STDOUT


n = read(0, buffer, 100); // 0 is STDIN

write(1, "You entered: ", 13);


write(1, buffer, n);

return 0;
}

Compilation and Execution


To compile and run these programs on a UNIX/Linux system:

gcc filename.c -o program


./program

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Result:
Successfully executed various UNIX system calls:

 fork(), getpid(), wait(), exit() for process management


 open(), write(), close() for file operations
 read(), write() for input/output handling

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