hlrmisc.c File Reference

Miscelleanous routines. More...

#include <stdlib.h>
#include "hlrmisc.h"
#include "log.h"

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Functions
int	hlr_system (char *cmd, int nonZeroOK)
	Execute shell command.

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Detailed Description

Miscelleanous routines.

Author:

Adapted by Lukas Habegger (lukas.habegger@yale.edu)

Definition in file hlrmisc.c.

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Function Documentation

int hlr_system	(	char *	cmd,
		int	nonZeroOK
	)

Execute shell command.

Parameters:

[in]	cmd
[in]	nonZeroOK	If 1, then a non-zero exit status from system is tolerated. If 0, then a non-zero exit status from system leads to a die()

Returns:

Exit status (0=OK). A non-zero exit status is only be returned if nonZeroOK=1

Note:

Exit status -1 indicates a serious condition of the operating system therefore causes a die() even if nonZeroOK is 1.

Definition at line 110 of file hlrmisc.c.