1 /* Create a subprocess.
2 Copyright (C) 2019-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
3 This file is part of the GNU C Library.
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6 modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
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19 #ifndef SUPPORT_SUBPROCESS_H
20 #define SUPPORT_SUBPROCESS_H
22 #include <sys/types.h>
24 struct support_subprocess
31 /* Invoke CALLBACK (CLOSURE) in a subprocess created with fork and return
32 its PID, a pipe redirected to STDOUT, and a pipe redirected to STDERR. */
33 struct support_subprocess support_subprocess
34 (void (*callback) (void *), void *closure);
36 /* Issue FILE with ARGV arguments by using posix_spawn and return is PID, a
37 pipe redirected to STDOUT, and a pipe redirected to STDERR. */
38 struct support_subprocess support_subprogram
39 (const char *file, char *const argv[]);
41 /* Invoke program FILE with ARGV arguments by using posix_spawn and wait for it
42 to complete. Return program exit status. */
43 int support_subprogram_wait
44 (const char *file, char *const argv[]);
46 /* Wait for the subprocess indicated by PROC::PID. Return the status
47 indicate by waitpid call. */
48 int support_process_wait (struct support_subprocess *proc);
50 /* Terminate the subprocess indicated by PROC::PID, first with a SIGTERM and
51 then with a SIGKILL. Return the status as for waitpid call. */
52 int support_process_terminate (struct support_subprocess *proc);