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[funkyjohny]

The Fibonacci sequence problem: The Fibonacci sequence is the series of numbers 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, .... Formally, it can be expressed as:

fib0 = 0
fib1 = 1
fib2 = fibn-1 + fibn-2

Write a C program using the fork() system call that generates the Fibonacci sequence in the child process. The number of the sequence will be provided in the command line. For example, if 5 is provided, the first five numbers in the Fibonacci sequence will be output by the child process. Because the parent and child processes have their own copies of the data, it will be necessary for the child to output the sequence. Have the parent invoke the wait() call to wait for the child process to complete before exiting the program. Perform necessary error checking to ensure that a non-negative number is passed on the command line.

[Crane]

I think the solution to this is posted somewhere on here already.

[WingedPanther]

Are you having trouble with the fork/wait, or with generating the sequence?