Thus spake Shaul Karl: > I was told that similar to execl, execlp et al there is also an exec > call. Yet when I run > > man exec > > I only get execl, execlp, execle, execv and execvp. No `pure' exec, one > without any additional letters. Can I safely tell that person that he is > definitely confusing the C system calls with shell or another > interpreted language? If not, what arguments does exec takes, what is > the return code and where is it documented? As far as I know, 'exec' is a shell command, execl, execv, execle, execlp and execvp are the C functions. -- Nathan Poznick <poznick@conwaycorp.net> I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale of a book can become a subject of inquiry, and of criminal inquiry too. - Thomas Jefferson
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