09-27-2008
a for loop that doesn't make sense
I've been referring bash info for processes and came across a structure for a process which is defined like
typedef struct process
{
struct process *next;
char ** argv
.
.
.
}process;
What I don't understand is that in the program there's a for loop which goes like this
job *j;//pointer to a structure that holds data about the jobs running
process *p;//pointer to a structure that holds process information
for(p=j->first_process;p;p=p->next) {...}
I don't understand how the p highlighted in red can be used as a condition in a for loop. What purpose does it serve? How does the for loop evaluate p as a terminating condition for the loop?
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utmpx.h(3HEAD) Headers utmpx.h(3HEAD)
NAME
utmpx.h, utmpx - user accounting database definitions
SYNOPSIS
#include <utmpx.h>
DESCRIPTION
The <utmpx.h> header defines the utmpx structure, which includes the following members:
char ut_user[] /* user login name */
char ut_id[] /* unspecified initialization process identifier */
char ut_line[] /* device name */
pid_t ut_pid /* process ID */
short ut_type /* type of entry */
struct timeval ut_tv /* time entry was made */
The pid_t type is defined through typedef as described in <sys/types.h>.
The timeval structure is defined as described in <sys/time.h>.
Inclusion of the <utmpx.h> header can also make visible all symbols from <sys/time.h>.
The following symbolic constants are defined as possible values for the ut_type member of the utmpx structure:
EMPTY No valid user accounting information.
BOOT_TIME Identifies time of system boot.
OLD_TIME Identifies time when system clock changed.
NEW_TIME Identifies time after system clock changed.
USER_PROCESS Identifies a process.
INIT_PROCESS Identifies a process spawned by the init process.
LOGIN_PROCESS Identifies the session leader of a logged-in user.
DEAD_PROCESS Identifies a session leader who has exited.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Standard |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
endutxent(3C), time.h(3HEAD), types.h(3HEAD), attributes(5), standards(5)
SunOS 5.10 10 Sep 2004 utmpx.h(3HEAD)