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====Init====
~Init is the first process started during booting, and is typically assigned PID number 1. It is started by the kernel using a hard-coded filename, and if the kernel is unable to start it, a kernel panic will result. Init continues running until the system is shut down.

==Related Webpages==
~[[wikiPedia:Init process]]

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