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Old 01-17-2011
execl command
how to use find command in execl function,
I used:
Code:
execl("/usr/bin/find","find","~","-name","filename.c",0);

 but it shows
Code:
find: ~ no file and directory

 i need to get the path of the file from the home .Smilie
Last edited by Scott; 01-17-2011 at 04:41 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags
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Old 01-17-2011
I think find /<space>-name <filename> will help u Smilie
# 3  
Old 01-17-2011
"~" is a shortcut that shells (like bash) implement. At the "C" api level, you can only use actual relative or absolute paths (no environment variables or anything).
If you wish to implement functionality similar to "~" you must do something like:
Code:
#include <pwd.h>
.
.
struct passwd *pwd=getpwuid(getuid());
if(pwd && pwd->pw_dir) {
    execl("/usr/bin/find","find",pwd->pw_dir,"-name","filename.c",0);
} else {
    fprintf(stderr,"Cannot find home directory\n");
}

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