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POSIX_SP...GETFLAGS(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual POSIX_SP...GETFLAGS(3P)

PROLOG         top

       This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The
       Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
       corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or
       the interface may not be implemented on Linux.

NAME         top

       posix_spawnattr_getflags, posix_spawnattr_setflags — get and set
       the spawn-flags attribute of a spawn attributes object (ADVANCED
       REALTIME)

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <spawn.h>

       int posix_spawnattr_getflags(const posix_spawnattr_t *restrict attr,
           short *restrict flags);
       int posix_spawnattr_setflags(posix_spawnattr_t *attr, short flags);

DESCRIPTION         top

       The posix_spawnattr_getflags() function shall obtain the value of
       the spawn-flags attribute from the attributes object referenced by
       attr.

       The posix_spawnattr_setflags() function shall set the spawn-flags
       attribute in an initialized attributes object referenced by attr.

       The spawn-flags attribute is used to indicate which process
       attributes are to be changed in the new process image when
       invoking posix_spawn() or posix_spawnp().  It is the bitwise-
       inclusive OR of zero or more of the following flags:

       POSIX_SPAWN_RESETIDS
       POSIX_SPAWN_SETPGROUP
       POSIX_SPAWN_SETSIGDEF
       POSIX_SPAWN_SETSIGMASK
       POSIX_SPAWN_SETSCHEDPARAM
       POSIX_SPAWN_SETSCHEDULER

       These flags are defined in <spawn.h>.  The default value of this
       attribute shall be as if no flags were set.

RETURN VALUE         top

       Upon successful completion, posix_spawnattr_getflags() shall
       return zero and store the value of the spawn-flags attribute of
       attr into the object referenced by the flags parameter; otherwise,
       an error number shall be returned to indicate the error.

       Upon successful completion, posix_spawnattr_setflags() shall
       return zero; otherwise, an error number shall be returned to
       indicate the error.

ERRORS         top

       These functions may fail if:

       EINVAL The value specified by attr is invalid.

       The posix_spawnattr_setflags() function may fail if:

       EINVAL The value of the attribute being set is not valid.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES         top

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE         top

       These functions are part of the Spawn option and need not be
       provided on all implementations.

RATIONALE         top

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS         top

       None.

SEE ALSO         top

       posix_spawn(3p), posix_spawnattr_destroy(3p),
       posix_spawnattr_getsigdefault(3p), posix_spawnattr_getpgroup(3p),
       posix_spawnattr_getschedparam(3p),
       posix_spawnattr_getschedpolicy(3p), posix_spawnattr_getsigmask(3p)

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, spawn.h(0p)

COPYRIGHT         top

       Portions  of  this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic
       form  from  IEEE  Std  1003.1-2017,   Standard   for   Information
       Technology  --  Portable  Operating  System Interface (POSIX), The
       Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7,  2018  Edition,  Copyright
       (C) 2018 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
       Inc  and  The Open Group.  In the event of any discrepancy between
       this version and the original IEEE and The  Open  Group  Standard,
       the  original  IEEE  and  The  Open  Group Standard is the referee
       document.  The  original  Standard  can  be  obtained  online   at
       http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

       Any  typographical  or  formatting errors that appear in this page
       are most likely to have been introduced during the  conversion  of
       the  source  files  to man page format. To report such errors, see
       https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/reporting_bugs.html .

IEEE/The Open Group                2017           POSIX_SP...GETFLAGS(3P)

Pages that refer to this page: spawn.h(0p),  posix_spawn(3p),  posix_spawnattr_destroy(3p),  posix_spawnattr_getpgroup(3p),  posix_spawnattr_getschedparam(3p),  posix_spawnattr_getschedpolicy(3p),  posix_spawnattr_getsigdefault(3p),  posix_spawnattr_getsigmask(3p),  posix_spawnattr_setflags(3p)

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