diff --git a/headers/private/libroot/fork.h b/headers/private/libroot/fork.h
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+#ifndef __FORK_H__
+#define __FORK_H__
+/*
+** Copyright 2004, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de. All rights reserved.
+** Distributed under the terms of the Haiku License.
+*/
+
+
+#include <SupportDefs.h>
+
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+extern status_t __init_fork(void);
+extern status_t __register_atfork(void( *prepare)( void), void( *parent)( void), void( *child)( void));
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif	/* __FORK_H__ */