Top "Exec" questions

This tag refers to the starting of another, subsidiary program.

node.js execute system command synchronously

I need in node.js function result = execSync('node -v'); that will synchronously execute the given command line and return …

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Ruby, Difference between exec, system and %x() or Backticks

What is the difference between the following Ruby methods? exec, system and %x() or Backticks I know they are used …

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The difference between fork(), vfork(), exec() and clone()

I was looking to find the difference between these four on Google and I expected there to be a huge …

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Differences between fork and exec

What are the differences between fork and exec?

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I do not understand how execlp() works in Linux

I have spent the last 2 days trying to understand the execlp() system call, but yet here I am. Let me …

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How to execute an external program from within Node.js?

Is it possible to execute an external program from within node.js? Is there an equivalent to Python's os.system() …

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How to call execl() in C with the proper arguments?

i have vlc (program to reproduce videos) if i type in a shell: /home/vlc "/home/my movies/the movie …

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How do you run a .bat file from PHP?

Can anyone tell me how to execute a .bat file from a PHP script? I have tried: exec("C:\[path …

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How do I execute a Shell built-in command with a C function?

I would like to execute the Linux command "pwd" through a C language function like execv(). The issue is that …

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php exec() is not executing the command

I have tried to use exec() with 'whoami' to check if it works and I got the result of nt …

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