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Module:

pipecmd

Summary:

code to fork and run a command in a pipe.

Author:

Rusty Russell <[email protected]>

Dependencies:

Description:

This code is a classic example of how to run a command in a child, while handling the case where the exec fails.

Example:

// Outputs HELLO WORLD
#include <ccan/pipecmd/pipecmd.h>
#include <ccan/err/err.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <ctype.h>

// Runs ourselves with an argument, upcases output.
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
     pid_t child;
     int outputfd, i, status;
     char input[12];

     if (argc == 2) {
             if (write(STDOUT_FILENO, "hello world\n", 12) != 12)
                     exit(1);
             exit(0);
     }
     child = pipecmd(NULL, &outputfd, NULL, argv[0], "ignoredarg", NULL);
     if (child < 0)
             err(1, "Creating child");
     if (read(outputfd, input, sizeof(input)) != sizeof(input))
             err(1, "Reading input");
     if (waitpid(child, &status, 0) != child)
             err(1, "Waiting for child");
     for (i = 0; i < sizeof(input); i++)
             printf("%c", toupper(input[i]));
     exit(0);
}

License:

CC0 (Public domain)