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Simple program to create Zombie @ Linux

shiv@ubuntu:~/ds/unix$ cat zmb.c
/*
 * simple program to create a Zombie
 * ps command display Zombie with Z under flags in ps output
 */

#include<stdio.h>
#include<unistd.h>
#include<stdlib.h>

int main()
{
 pid_t pid;

/* create child process */
 pid=fork();

 if(pid == 0){
   /* child process exits and becomes Zombie
    */
   exit(0);
 }

sleep(20);
printf("Done ....\n");
return 0;

}

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