# proc_fork_and_daemon

- **Language:** C
- **Kind:** function
- **Source:** https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/proc.c#L354
- **Page:** https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-proc_fork_and_daemon/

```c
pid_t proc_fork_and_daemon(int *fd)
```

## Parameters

- `fd` (`int *`)

## Called by

- [`server_start`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-server_start/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/server.c#L186)

## Calls

- [`fatal`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-fatal/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/proc.c#L360)