Help - High Level Programming

kyubiii · #1 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008

Hi, i have a question is there any way to store a system call (like pwd, or the path of a working directory) to a variable using C?? or is there another way that i can obtain the PATH??, and how can i use the same var to do a cd or make a file.

thank you in advance!!

redhead · #2 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008

If you want to use some system environments, then the getenv(3) system call would be preferede:

Code:

  #include <stdlib.h>
  char *getenv(const char *name);

If it's something like the current directory, getcwd(3) might be what you're looking for

Code:

  #include <unistd.h>
  char *getcwd(char *buf, size_t size);
  char *get_current_dir_name(void);
  char *getwd(char *buf);

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