popen_nosh, pclose_nosh, popen_execs, pclose_execs, - pipe stream to or from a process without using a
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Description
popen_nosh, popen_execsp and pclose_nosh are almost drop in replacement for popen(3) and pclose(3) provided by the libc. popen_nosh and popen_execsp are synonyms: they parse the command string and run the command directly, without using a shell. Command arguments in args are delimited by space characters (blank, tabs or new lines). Single or double quotes can be used to delimitate command arguments including spaces and a non quoted backslash (\) is the escape character to protect the next char. The executable file is sought using the PATH environment variable as explained for execlp(3). pclose_nosh closes a stream opened by popen_nosh. popen_execs requires the path of the executable to be specified as its first parameter so it does not use the PATH environment variable. pclose_execs closes a stream opened by popen_execs.
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popen_nosh, pclose_nosh, popen_execs, pclose_execs, - pipe stream to or from a process without using a
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Return Value
These functions have the same return values of popen(3) and pclose(3).
VirtualSquare 2014-05-27 popen_nosh(3)
Synopsis
#include<stdio.h>#include<execs.h>FILE*popen_nosh(constchar*command,constchar*type);intpclose_nosh(FILE*stream);FILE*popen_execsp(constchar*command,constchar*type);intpclose_execsp(FILE*stream);FILE*popen_execs(constchar*path,constchar*command,constchar*type);intpclose_execs(FILE*stream);
These functions are provided by libexecs. Link with -lexecs.
