RE: OT: How to call unix shell scripts from 'C'?

If it is just a simple script call use system("/home/me/myscript"); Be careful, your env vars might not be what you expect them to be.

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fork() and exec() are what you're looking for. I haven't done it in a while, but you should be able to find plenty of info online.

On Wed, 2003-10-22 at 11:44, rgaffuri_at_cox.net wrote:
> The unix and C forums are pretty inactive. Hope its ok to ask this here.
>
> Anyone know how to do this?
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Virginia Tech

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