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How to create a new process, then kill it

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <signal.h>

int main()
{
    pid_t p = fork();
    if (p == 0) {
        printf("This is the child before exec");
        int r = execl("/usr/local/bin/mpg123",
                      "/usr/local/bin/mpg123",
                      "/home/djm/audio/lemon_lane.mp3");
    }

    sleep(5);
    kill(p, SIGTERM);

    return 0;
}

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