detach.c File Reference

Launch executable, detaching from current process. More...

#include <errno.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <unistd.h>

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Functions
int	fork_detach_execvp (char **eargv)
	Fork, set new session ID, close files, and execute detached command.
int	main (int argc, char *argv[])

Detailed Description

Launch executable, detaching from current process.

Author

Bill Waller Copyright (c) 2025 MIT License billx.nosp@m.wall.nosp@m.er@gm.nosp@m.ail..nosp@m.com

Date

2026-02-09

Definition in file detach.c.

Function Documentation

main()

int main	(	int	argc,
		char *	argv[] )

Definition at line 63 of file detach.c.

                                 {
    char **eargv = &argv[1];
 
    if (argc < 2) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s <command> [args...]\n", argv[0]);
        return EXIT_FAILURE;
    }
 
    if (fork_detach_execvp(eargv) != 0) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to fork and execute command\n");
        return EXIT_FAILURE;
    }
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

References fork_detach_execvp().

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