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#ifndef foodexechfoo
#define foodexechfoo
/* $Id: exec.h 4 2003-08-10 19:56:53Z lennart $ */
/*
* This file is part of libdaemon.
*
* libdaemon is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
* under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* libdaemon is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
* WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with libdaemon; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
* Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.
*/
/** \file
*
* Contains a robust API for running sub processes with STDOUT and
* STDERR redirected to syslog
*/
/** If this variable is defined to 1 iff daemon_pid_file_kill_wait() is supported.*/
#define DAEMON_EXEC_AVAILABLE 1
/** Run the specified executable with the specified arguments in the
* specified directory and return the return value of the program in
* the specified pointer. The calling process is blocked until the
* child finishes, alls child output (either STDOUT or STDIN) is
* written to syslog.
*
* @param dir Working directory for the process.
* @param ret A pointer to an integer to write the return value of the program to.
* @param prog The path to the executable
* @param ... The arguments to be passed to the program, followed by a (char *) NULL
* @return Nonzero on failure, zero on success
*/
int daemon_exec(const char *dir, int *ret, const char *prog, ...);
#endif