Method execve

Namespace

Alternet.UI

Assembly

Alternet.UI.Common.dll

execve(string, string[], string[])

Executes a specified program, replacing the current process with the new program.

public static extern int execve(string path, string[] argv, string[] envp)

Parameters

path string

The path to the executable file to be executed. This cannot be null or empty.

argv string[]

An array of arguments to pass to the program. The first element is typically the program name. This cannot be null.

envp string[]

An array of environment variables to set for the new program. Each element should be in the format "KEY=VALUE". This can be null to inherit the current process's environment.

Returns

int

Returns 0 on success. On failure, returns -1 and sets the last error, which can be retrieved.

Remarks

This method replaces the current process image with a new process image specified by path. It does not return on success, as the current process is replaced. On failure, the method returns -1.