#include <sys/types.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <time.h>

int main(){

  pid_t 	pid;
  int		i;
  time_t	timer;


  /* Attempt to fork and check for errors */
  if( (pid=fork()) == -1){
    fprintf(stderr,"Fork error. Exiting.\n");  /* something went wrong */
    exit(1);
  }

  if(pid){
    /* A positive (non-negative) PID indicates the parent process */
	fprintf(stderr,"Parent exiting\n");
	exit(0);
  }
  else{
    /* A zero PID indicates that this is the child process */
	for(i=0;i<10;i++){
		//CHECK FOR POSSIBLE EXECUTION HERE
		timer = time(&timer);
		fprintf(stderr,"Checking at %s\n",ctime(&timer));
		sleep(1);
	}
	fprintf(stderr,"Child exiting\n");
	exit(0);
  }
  return 0;
}