NAME¶

spawnv() - calls a command with specified arguments

SYNOPSIS¶

int spawnv(Sin,Sout,Serr,ArgC,ArgV)
	FILE *Sin, *Sout, *Serr;
	int ArgC;
	char *ArgV[];

DESCRIPTION¶

spawnv() causes the command, named in ArgV[0], to be called with the given arguments. Functionally this subroutine is the same as spawnl(), differing only in the form of the argument.

RETURNS¶

Returns 0 when successful. Otherwise, returns a non-zero value which could be:

an error code from fork() or fexecl(). the argument to exit() in the Command_name.

1,

if stopped by a control C (^C).

2,

if killed by another process.

4,

if suspended by any fault, raise, control Y ^Y or by another process. (In this case, spawnv() kills the suspended process.)

NOTES¶

none