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

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