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submitted 4 days ago by thingsiplay@lemmy.ml to c/linux@programming.dev

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Source Code → github.com/bahamas10/ysap/tree/main/code/2026-04-22-zombie-process

Explanation of what a zombie process in Linux is, how to create one and what happens if there is one.

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[–] who@feddit.org 1 points 3 days ago

To be clear, merely stopping the parent (SIGSTOP) will not do the job. You have to kill or otherwise end it.