/*** *execl.c - execute a file with a list of arguments * * Copyright (c) 1985-1991, Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. * *Purpose: * defines _execl() - execute a file with a list of arguments * *Revision History: * 10-14-83 RN written * 12-11-87 JCR Added "_LOAD_DS" to declaration * 11-20-89 GJF Fixed copyright, indents. Added const attribute to * types of filename and arglist. #include-d PROCESS.H * and added ellipsis to match prototype. * 03-08-90 GJF Replaced _LOAD_DS with _CALLTYPE2, added #include * and removed #include . * 07-24-90 SBM Removed redundant includes, replaced by * * 09-27-90 GJF New-style function declarator. * 01-17-91 GJF ANSI naming. * 02-14-90 SRW Use NULL instead of _environ to get default. * 07-16-93 SRW ALPHA Merge * *******************************************************************************/ #include #include #include #include #include #include /*** *int _execl(filename, arglist) - execute a file with arg list * *Purpose: * Transform the argument list so it is a vector, then pass its address * to execve. Use a pointer to the default environment vector. * *Entry: * char *filename - file to execute * char *arglist - list of arguments * call as _execl(path, arg0, arg1, ..., argn, NULL); * *Exit: * destroys the calling process, hopefully * returns -1 if fails * *Exceptions: * *******************************************************************************/ int _CALLTYPE2 _execl ( const char *filename, const char *arglist, ... ) { va_list vargs; char * argbuf[64]; char ** argv; int result; assert(filename != NULL); assert(*filename != '\0'); assert(arglist != NULL); assert(*arglist != '\0'); va_start(vargs, arglist); argv = _capture_argv(&vargs, arglist, argbuf, 64); va_end(vargs); result = _execve(filename,argv,NULL); if (argv && argv != argbuf) free(argv); return result; }