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.TH PROGRAM_INVOCATION_NAME 3 "2006-04-29" GNU
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.SH NAME
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program_invocation_name, program_invocation_short_name \- \
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obtain name used to invoke calling program
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.nf
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.B #define _GNU_SOURCE
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.B #include <errno.h>
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.BI "extern char *" program_invocation_name ;
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.BI "extern char *" program_invocation_short_name ;
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.fi
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.I program_invocation_name
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contains the name that was used to invoke the calling program.
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This is the same as the value of
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.I argv[0]
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in
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.IR main (),
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with the difference that the scope of
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.I program_invocation_name
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is global.
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.I program_invocation_short_name
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contains the basename component of name that was used to invoke
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the calling program.
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That is, it is the same value as
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.IR program_invocation_name ,
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with all text up to and including the final slash (/), if any, removed.
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These variables are automatically initialised by the glibc run-time
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startup code.
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.SH NOTES
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The Linux-specific
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.I /proc/[number]/cmdline
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file provides access to similar information.
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.SH "CONFORMING TO"
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These variables are GNU extensions, and should not be
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used in programs intended to be portable.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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2006-08-03 03:04:40 +00:00
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.BR proc (5)
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