exec*

Name

exec* -- Transform current process into a new program.

Type: function

Synopsis

exec*( path argv env, );

Arguments

path

An instance of <string>

argv

An instance of <vector>

env

An instance of <vector>

Description

Tail-call a process. This is a wrapper for the standard execve() system call, which transforms the current process into a new program, supplying an explicit argv and environ to the new process.

Signals an error if the exec fails.