Difference between revisions of "Zombie process"

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wikipedia:Zombie process is a process that has completed execution (via the exit system call) but still has an entry in the process table.

Zombies can be identified in the output from the Unix ps command by the presence of a "Z" in the "STAT" column.

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−	[[wikipedia:Zombie process]] is a process that has completed execution (via the exit system call) but still has an entry in the [[process table]]. Zombies can be identified in the output from the Unix <code>[[ps]]</code> command by the presence of a "Z" in the <code>"[[STAT]]"</code> column.	+	[[wikipedia:Zombie process]] is a process that has completed execution (via the exit system call) but still has an entry in the [[process table]].
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		+	Zombies can be identified in the output from the Unix <code>[[ps]]</code> command by the presence of a "Z" in the <code>"[[STAT]]"</code> column.