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  • irb/cmd/fork.rb

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Methods

IRB::ExtendCommand::Fork

Public Instance Methods

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               # File irb/cmd/fork.rb, line 18
def execute(&block)
  pid = send ExtendCommand.irb_original_method_name("fork")
  unless pid
    class << self
      alias_method :exit, ExtendCommand.irb_original_method_name('exit')
    end
    if iterator?
      begin
        yield
      ensure
        exit
      end
    end
  end
  pid
end
            

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