NAME

       Ns_ExecArgblk,   Ns_ExecArgv,   Ns_ExecProc,   Ns_ExecProcess,   Ns_Fork,   Ns_GetEnviron,
       Ns_WaitForProcess, Ns_WaitProcess, ns_fork - External process execution

SYNOPSIS

       #include "ns.h"

       int
       Ns_ExecArgblk(char *exec, char *dir, int fdin, int fdout,
                     char *args, Ns_Set *env)

       int
       Ns_ExecArgv(char *exec, char *dir, int fdin, int fdout,
                   char **argv, Ns_Set *env)

       int
       Ns_ExecProc(char *exec, char **argv)

       int
       Ns_ExecProcess(char *exec, char *dir, int fdin, int fdout,
                      char *args, Ns_Set *env)

       int
       Ns_Fork(void)

       char
       **Ns_GetEnviron(void)

       int
       Ns_WaitForProcess(int pid, int *statusPtr)

       int
       Ns_WaitProcess(int pid)

       int
       ns_fork(void)
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DESCRIPTION

       These functions handle fork and exec operations. See files: nsd/exec.c,  nsd/tclenv.c  and
       nsthread/fork.c.

       Ns_ExecArgblk(exec, dir, fdin, fdout, args, env)

              Executes  a command in a child process. Return process id of child process exec´ing
              the command or -1 on failure. Provides extended error checking and error messages.

       Ns_ExecArgv(exec, dir, fdin, fdout, argv, env)

              Execute a command in a child process  using  fork(2)  and  execve(2),  returns  the
              process  id of child process exec´ing the command or -1 on failure. The child sends
              an extended error message to the parent.

       Ns_ExecProc(exec, argv)

              Executes a command in a child process. Returns the process id of the child  process
              exec´ing the command or -1 on failure.  Simplifies call to Ns_ExecArgv.

       Ns_ExecProcess(exec, dir, fdin, fdout, args, env)

              Executes  a command in a child process. Returns the process id of the child process
              exec´ing the command or -1 on failure.  Calls Ns_ExecArgblk with same arguments.

       Ns_Fork()
              Posix style fork(), using fork1() on Solaris if needed. See fork(2) man page. Calls
              ns_fork.

       Ns_GetEnviron()

              Returns pointer to the environment vector.

       Ns_WaitForProcess(pid, statusPtr)

              Wait  for  child  process.  Returns  NS_OK  on  success,  or  NS_ERROR  on failure.
              *statusPtr is set to the exit code of the child process.

       Ns_WaitProcess(pid)

              Wait for child process. Calls Ns_WaitForProcess with NULL statusPtr. Returns  NS_OK
              on success, or NS_ERROR on failure.

       ns_fork()

              Posix style fork(), using fork1() on Solaris if needed.

SEE ALSO

       nsd(1), info(n)

KEYWORDS