fork and exec in bash

Question

How do I implement fork and exec in bash?

Let us suppose script as

echo \"Script starts\"

function_to_fork(){
sleep 5
echo \"Hello\"
}

echo \"Script en         


        

Answer 1

Use the ampersand just like you would from the shell.

#!/usr/bin/bash
function_to_fork() {
   ...
}

function_to_fork &
# ... execution continues in parent process ...

Answer 2

How about:

(sleep 5; echo "Hello World") &