/*** *execv.c - execute a file * * Copyright (c) 1985-1991, Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. * *Purpose: * defines _execv() - execute a file * *Revision History: * 10-14-83 RN written * 12-11-87 JCR Added "_LOAD_DS" to declaration * 11-20-89 GJF Fixed copyright, indents. Added const attribute to * types of filename and argvector. * 03-08-90 GJF Replaced _LOAD_DS with _CALLTYPE1, added #include * and removed #include * 07-24-90 SBM Removed redundant includes, replaced by * * 09-27-90 GJF New-style function declarator. * 01-17-91 GJF ANSI naming. * 02-14-90 SRW Use NULL instead of _environ to get default. * *******************************************************************************/ #include #include #include #include /*** *int _execv(filename, argvector) - execute a file * *Purpose: * Executes a file with given arguments. Passes arguments to _execve and * uses pointer to the default environment. * *Entry: * char *filename - file to execute * char **argvector - vector of arguments. * *Exit: * destroys calling process (hopefully) * if fails, returns -1 * *Exceptions: * *******************************************************************************/ int _CALLTYPE1 _execv ( const char *filename, const char * const *argvector ) { assert(filename != NULL); assert(*filename != '\0'); assert(argvector != NULL); assert(*argvector != NULL); assert(**argvector != '\0'); return(_execve(filename,argvector,NULL)); }