exec_file.c

AnimalProcessing/Fundamentals/exec_file.c

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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <err.h>
+
+int execute_me2(char *file, char **args){
+
+    if(!file || !args || !*args) return 1;
+
+    int wstatus;
+    pid_t pid = fork();
+
+    if (pid < 0) return -1;
+
+    // Child
+    else if (pid == 0) {
+
+        if(file != *args) exit(-1);
+
+        exit(execlp(file, args[0], args[1], (char *)NULL));
+    }
+
+    // Daddy
+    else {
+        
+        if(waitpid(pid, &wstatus, 0) ==  -1) return -1; 
+
+        if(WIFEXITED(wstatus)) return WEXITSTATUS(wstatus);
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+/*
+int main(){
+char *argv[] = {"ls", "-l", NULL};
+execute_me2("ls", argv);                 // should be the same as doing "ls -l" in the shell
+
+//char *argv[] = {"ls", "-l", NULL};
+int i = execute_me2("wrong", argv);              // should return 255
+}*/