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+#include <common.h>
+
+/**
+** User function J: exit, fork, exec, write
+**
+** Reports, tries to spawn lots of children, then exits
+**
+** Invoked as: userJ x [ n ]
+** where x is the ID character
+** n is the number of children to spawn (defaults to 2 * N_PROCS)
+*/
+
+USERMAIN( main ) {
+ int count = 2 * N_PROCS; // number of children to spawn
+ char ch = 'j'; // default character to print
+ char buf[128];
+
+ // process the command-line arguments
+ switch( argc ) {
+ case 3: count = str2int( argv[2], 10 );
+ // FALL THROUGH
+ case 2: ch = argv[1][0];
+ break;
+ default:
+ sprint( buf, "userJ: argc %d, args: ", argc );
+ cwrites( buf );
+ for( int i = 0; i <= argc; ++i ) {
+ sprint( buf, " %s", argv[argc] ? argv[argc] : "(null)" );
+ cwrites( buf );
+ }
+ cwrites( "\n" );
+ }
+
+ // announce our presence
+ write( CHAN_SIO, &ch, 1 );
+
+ // set up the command-line arguments
+ char *argsy[] = { "userY", "Y", "10", NULL };
+
+ for( int i = 0; i < count ; ++i ) {
+ int whom = spawn( ProgY, argsy );
+ if( whom < 0 ) {
+ write( CHAN_SIO, "!j!", 3 );
+ } else {
+ write( CHAN_SIO, &ch, 1 );
+ }
+ }
+
+ exit( 0 );
+
+ return( 42 ); // shut the compiler up!
+}