Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 00:04:19 +0200 From: cpghost <cpghost@cordula.ws> To: Bill Moran <wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> Cc: Jonathan Herriott <herriojr@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: C Program to execute programs in same console Message-ID: <20060403220419.GA5042@epia2.farid-hajji.net> In-Reply-To: <20060403174519.4d478a95.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> References: <6a56d69c0604031439o7c2eed8an5710dad733a0e97@mail.gmail.com> <20060403174519.4d478a95.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com>
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On Mon, Apr 03, 2006 at 05:45:19PM -0400, Bill Moran wrote: > On Mon, 3 Apr 2006 21:39:11 +0000 > "Jonathan Herriott" <herriojr@gmail.com> wrote: > > So, my question is how can I get it to execute a cd in the current > > shell using c code. You don't have to give me the code, just give me > > a term to search for or a function to look up. I'm sure someone knows > > how to do it here! > > Unless I'm misunderstanding your question, "man 2 chdir" should help out. Hmmm... chdir(2) would not change the parent process' (the shell's process) current working directory, only the current working directory of the process running the C program. Perhaps connecting to the shell via a pty, and then sending it a 'cd' command could work? Of look at how expect(1) (/usr/ports/lang/expect) implements this kind of stuff... Regards, -cpghost. -- Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/
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