exec

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Use the POSIX exec function to replace the running program with another.

# Cargo.toml
[dependencies]
exec = "0.3.1"

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exec

utilityrustv0.3.1

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execvp

✓ use exec::execvp;

Replaces the current process with the 'ls -l' command.

use exec::execvp; use std::ffi::CString; fn main() { let cmd = CString::new("ls").unwrap(); let args = vec![CString::new("-l").unwrap()]; execvp(&cmd, &args).unwrap(); }

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Known issues

breakingexecvp only works on Unix-like systems; will panic on Windows.

fix

Use conditional compilation or a cross-platform alternative like std::process::Command.

affects: >=0.3.0

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0.3.1latest on crates.io

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githubhttps://github.com/faradayio/exec-rs ↗

homepagehttps://github.com/faradayio/exec-rs ↗

docshttps://docs.rs/exec/ ↗