bionic (3) processman.3tcl.gz

Provided by: tcllib_1.19-dfsg-2_all bug

NAME
       processman - Tool for automating the period callback of commands


SYNOPSIS
       package require Tcl  8.5

       package require twapi  3.1

       package require cron  1.1

       package require processman  ?0.1?

       ::processman::find_exe name

       ::processman::kill id

       ::processman::kill_all

       ::processman::killexe name

       ::processman::onexit id cmd

       ::processman::priority id level

       ::processman::process_list

       ::processman::process_list id

       ::processman::spawn id cmd args

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DESCRIPTION
       The  processman  package  provides  a  Pure-tcl set of utilities to manage child processes in a platform-
       generic nature.


COMMANDS
       ::processman::find_exe name
              Locate an executable by the name of name in the  system  path.  On  windows,  also  add  the  .exe
              extention if not given.

       ::processman::kill id
              Kill a child process id.

       ::processman::kill_all
              Kill all processes spawned by this program

       ::processman::killexe name
              Kill  a  process  identified  by  the  executable.  On Unix, this triggers a killall.  On windows,
              twapi::get_process_ids is used to map a name one or more IDs, which are then killed.

       ::processman::onexit id cmd
              Arrange to execute the script cmd when this programe detects that process id as terminated.

       ::processman::priority id level
              Mark process id with the priorty level. Valid levels: low, high, default.

              On Unix, the process is tagged using the nice command.

              On Windows, the process is modifed via the twapi::set_priority_class

       ::processman::process_list
              Return a list of processes that have been triggered by this program, as well as a boolean flag  to
              indicate if the process is still running.

       ::processman::process_list id
              Return true if process id is still running, false otherwise.

       ::processman::spawn id cmd args
              Start  a  child  process,  identified  by  id. cmd is the name of the command to execute. args are
              arguments to pass to that command.


BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK
       This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and  other  problems.   Please
       report  such  in the category odie of the Tcllib Trackers [http://core.tcl.tk/tcllib/reportlist].  Please
       also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either package and/or documentation.

       When proposing code changes, please provide unified diffs, i.e the output of diff -u.

       Note further that attachments are strongly preferred over inlined patches. Attachments  can  be  made  by
       going  to the Edit form of the ticket immediately after its creation, and then using the left-most button
       in the secondary navigation bar.


KEYWORDS
       odie, processman


CATEGORY
       System


       Copyright (c) 2015 Sean Woods <yoda@etoyoc.com>