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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+int main (int argc, char** argv) {
+ if (argc < 2) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "forkit: give something to fork\n");
+ return 1;
+ }
+
+ pid_t child_pid = fork();
+ if (child_pid < 0) {
+ perror("forkit");
+ return 1;
+ }
+
+ if (child_pid > 0) {
+ printf("forkit: great success\n");
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ execvp(argv[1], &argv[1]);
+ perror("forkit");
+ return 1;
+}