wmii/libwmii/spawn.c
2005-12-05 00:45:59 +02:00

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/*
* (C)opyright MMIV-MMV Anselm R. Garbe <garbeam at gmail dot com>
* See LICENSE file for license details.
*/
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include "wmii.h"
#include <cext.h>
void spawn(void *dpy, char *cmd)
{
/* the questionable double-fork is done to catch all zombies */
if (fork() == 0) {
if (fork() == 0) {
setsid();
close(ConnectionNumber(dpy));
execlp("rc", "rc", "-c", cmd, (char *) 0);
perror("failed");
exit(1);
}
exit(0);
}
wait(0);
}