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thingsiplay@lemmy.ml to Linux@programming.dev · 5 days ago

You Can’t Kill Zombie Processes - Here's Why (defunct processes) by You Suck at Programming [14:32 mins] on Apr 22, 2026

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You Can’t Kill Zombie Processes - Here's Why (defunct processes) by You Suck at Programming [14:32 mins] on Apr 22, 2026

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Support me on Patreon https://patreon.com/YouSuckatProgrammingLearn Bash! Free Course https://course.ysap.shSource Code → https://github.com/bahamas10/ysap/t...

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

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    @thingsiplay Yes, you are right. I think you could trace the parent, by a gdb, and then execute a wait() in its name.

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