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c_popen.c
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///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#include <stdio.h>
//
// Create a new stream connected to a pipe running the given command.
// initiate pipe streams to or from a process
//
void c_popen_ (
FILE **fp, const char *command, const char *mode, int *istat )
{
*fp = popen ( command, mode );
*istat = 0 ;
if ( *fp == NULL ) *istat = -1 ;
}
//
#include <stdint.h>
void c_popen_intref_ (
intptr_t *iptr, const char *command, const char *mode, int *istat )
{
*iptr = (intptr_t) (FILE *) popen ( command, mode );
*istat = 0 ;
if ( *iptr == 0 ) *istat = -1 ;
}
//
/*
The popen() function shall execute the command specified by the string
COMMAND.
It shall create a pipe between the calling program and the executed command,
and shall return a pointer to a stream that can be used to either
read from
or
write to
the pipe.
The environment of the executed command shall be as if a child process
were created within the popen() call using the fork() function, and the child
invoked the sh utility using the call:
execl ( shell path, "sh", "-c", command, (char *)0 );
where shell path is an unspecified pathname for the sh utility.
The popen() function shall ensure that any streams from previous popen()
calls that remain open in the parent process are closed in the new child
process.
The MODE argument to popen() is a string that specifies I/O mode:
+ If MODE is r, when the child process is started, its file descriptor
STDOUT_FILENO shall be the writable end of the pipe, and the file
descriptor
fileno ( stream )
in the calling process, where stream is the stream pointer returned
by popen(), shall be the readable end of the pipe.
+ If MODE is w, when the child process is started its file descriptor
STDIN_FILENO shall be the readable end of the pipe, and the file
descriptor
fileno ( stream )
in the calling process, where stream is the stream pointer returned
by popen(), shall be the writable end of the pipe.
+ If MODE is any other value, the result is unspecified.
After popen(), both the parent and the child process shall be capable
of executing independently before either terminates.
Pipe streams are byte-oriented.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, popen() shall return
a pointer
to an open stream that can be used to read or write to the pipe.
Otherwise, it shall return
a null pointer
and may set ERRNO to indicate the error.
EXAMPLES
Using popen() to Obtain a List of Files from the ls Utility
The following example demonstrates the use of popen() and pclose() to execute the command ls* in order to obtain a list of files in the current directory:
#include <stdio.h>
...
FILE *fp;
int status;
char path[PATH_MAX];
fp = popen ( "ls *", "r" );
if (fp == NULL)
// Handle error ;
while ( fgets(path, PATH_MAX, fp) != NULL )
{
printf ( "%s", path ) ;
}
status = pclose ( fp ) ;
if (status == -1)
{
// Error reported by pclose()
...
}
else
{
// Use macros described under wait() to inspect `status' in order
// to determine success/failure of command executed by popen()
...
}
APPLICATION USAGE
Since open files are shared, a mode r command can be used as an input filter and a mode w command as an output filter.
Buffered reading before opening an input filter may leave the standard input of that filter mispositioned. Similar problems with an output filter may be prevented by careful buffer flushing; for example, with fflush.
A stream opened by popen() should be closed by pclose().
The behavior of popen() is specified for values of mode of r and w. Other modes such as rb and wb might be supported by specific implementations, but these would not be portable features. Note that historical implementations of popen() only check to see if the first character of mode is r. Thus, a mode of robert the robot would be treated as mode r, and a mode of anything else would be treated as mode w.
If the application calls waitpid() or waitid() with a pid argument greater than 0, and it still has a stream that was called with popen() open, it must ensure that pid does not refer to the process started by popen().
To determine whether or not the environment specified in the Shell and Utilities volume of POSIX.1-2017 is present, use the function call:
sysconf(_SC_2_VERSION)
(See sysconf).
RATIONALE
The popen() function should not be used by programs that have set user (or group) ID privileges. The fork() and exec family of functions (except execlp() and execvp()), should be used instead. This prevents any unforeseen manipulation of the environment of the user that could cause execution of commands not anticipated by the calling program.
If the original and popen()ed processes both intend to read or write or read and write a common file, and either will be using FILE-type C functions (fread(), fwrite(), and so on), the rules for sharing file handles must be observed (see Interaction of File Descriptors and Standard I/O Streams).
*/