Create a process
object from the command name and arguments. The process is not yet
started. Processes are started using process->open.
The first argument is used to set process<-name.
A vector created from the remaining arguments is stored in process<-arguments.
Note that the command, nor the arguments are interpreted (like the
Unix shell does). The call
new(P, process('awk -f script.awk')).
will search for a file names awk -f script.awk, which of
course it can't find. Instead, use
new(P, process(awk, '-f', 'script.awk')).
or
new(P, process('/bin/sh', '-c', 'awk -f script.awk')).
- See also
- - process
->open
- process-name
