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FEXECVE(3) | Linux Programmer's Manual | FEXECVE(3) |
NAME¶
fexecve - execute program specified via file descriptor
SYNOPSIS¶
#include <unistd.h> int fexecve(int fd, char *const argv[], char *const envp[]);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
fexecve():
- Since glibc 2.10:
- _XOPEN_SOURCE >= 700 || _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200809L
- Before glibc 2.10:
- _GNU_SOURCE
DESCRIPTION¶
fexecve() performs the same task as execve(2), with the difference that the file to be executed is specified via a file descriptor, fd, rather than via a pathname. The file descriptor fd must be opened read-only, and the caller must have permission to execute the file that it refers to.
RETURN VALUE¶
A successful call to fexecve() never returns. On error, the function returns, with a result value of -1, and errno is set appropriately.
ERRORS¶
Errors are as for execve(2), with the following additions:
VERSIONS¶
fexecve() is implemented since glibc 2.3.2.
CONFORMING TO¶
POSIX.1-2008. This function is not specified in POSIX.1-2001, and is not widely available on other systems.
NOTES¶
On Linux, fexecve() is implemented using the proc(5) file system, so /proc needs to be mounted and available at the time of the call.
SEE ALSO¶
COLOPHON¶
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2010-09-15 | Linux |