. \" Manual Seite fuer spawnv . \" @(#)spawnv.3 1.1 . \" spawnv() - calls a command with specified arguments

 int spawnv(Sin,Sout,Serr,ArgC,ArgV)
 FILE *Sin, *Sout, *Serr;  int ArgC;  char *ArgV[]; 

spawnv() causes the command, named in ArgV[0], to be called with the given arguments. Functionally this subroutine is the same as spawnl(), differing only in the form of the argument. Returns 0 when successful. Otherwise, returns a non-zero value which could be:

an error code from fork() or fexecl(). the argument to exit() in the Command_name.

1, if stopped by a control C (^C).

2, if killed by another process.

4, if suspended by any fault, raise, control Y ^Y or by another process. (In this case, spawnv() kills the suspended process.)

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