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vanhoefm/sysdeps\posix\system.c

Created November 5, 2012 19:16
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  1. vanhoefm created this gist Nov 5, 2012.
    17 changes: 17 additions & 0 deletions sysdeps\posix\system.c
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    #define SHELL_PATH "/bin/sh" /* Path of the shell. */
    #define SHELL_NAME "sh" /* Name to give it. */

    static int do_system(const char *line)
    {
    if (fork() == 0) {
    const char *new_argv[4];
    new_argv[0] = SHELL_NAME;
    new_argv[1] = "-c";
    new_argv[2] = line;
    new_argv[3] = NULL;

    execve(SELL_PATH, (char *const *) new_argv, __environ);
    } else {
    // wait on child
    }
    }