diff --git a/fork-example/main.c b/fork-example/main.c
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/fork-example/main.c
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+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+int main()
+{
+        pid_t pid;
+
+        printf("begin\n");
+        /* fork a child process */
+        pid = fork();
+        printf("pid = %i\n", pid);
+        if (pid < 0) { /* error occurred */
+                fprintf(stderr, "Fork Failed");
+                return 1;
+        }
+        else if (pid == 0) { /* child process */
+                execlp("/bin/ls", "ls", NULL);
+        }
+        else { /* parent process */
+                /* parent will wait for the child to complete */
+                wait(NULL);
+                printf("Child Complete");
+        }
+        return 0;
+	/* output:
+	
+begin
+pid = 15905
+pid = 0
+[ list of files ]
+
+*/
+}