FpExecV

Execute process

Declaration

Source position: unix.pp line 82

function FpExecV(

const PathName: AnsiString;

args: ppchar

):cint;

Description

FpExecV replaces the currently running program with the program, specified in PathName. It gives the program the options in args. This is a pointer to an array of pointers to null-terminated strings. The last pointer in this array should be nil. The current environment is passed to the program. On success, FpExecV does not return.

Errors

Extended error information is returned by the FpGetErrno function:

sys_eacces: File is not a regular file, or has no execute permission. A compononent of the path has no search permission.
sys_eperm: The file system is mounted noexec.
sys_e2big: Argument list too big.
sys_enoexec: The magic number in the file is incorrect.
sys_enoent: The file does not exist.
sys_enomem: Not enough memory for kernel.
sys_enotdir: A component of the path is not a directory.
sys_eloop: The path contains a circular reference (via symlinks).

Example

Program Example8;

{ Program to demonstrate the Execv function. }

Uses Unix, strings;

Const Arg0 : PChar = '/bin/ls';
      Arg1 : Pchar = '-l';

Var PP : PPchar;


begin
  GetMem (PP,3*SizeOf(Pchar));
  PP[0]:=Arg0;
  PP[1]:=Arg1;
  PP[3]:=Nil;
  { Execute '/bin/ls -l', with current environment }
  fpExecv ('/bin/ls',pp);
end.

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