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START_XSHOW

Section: C Library Functions (3)
Updated: 16 Mar 1998
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NAME

start_xshow - start xshow

 

SYNTAX

 #include <xite/fork_xshow.h>

 pid_t start_xshow( int *pipe_io );

 

DESCRIPTION

Start xshow in the background. Upon return, pipe_io[1] willcontain the file descriptor to use to send images to xshow.Send images with Iwrite_imageand filename "-n", where nequals pipe_io[1]. Remember to close pipe_io[1] whenyou don't need it anymore.

xshowwill read from the filedescriptor in pipe_io[0].This filedescriptor is not open to the parent (calling)process.

 

DIAGNOSTICS

Error messages will be issued if the pipe could not becreated, if the child process could not be created, or ifxshowcould not be executed.

 

RETURN VALUE

 >0: Process ID for child process (xshow).
 -2: Failed in creating pipes.
 -1: Failed in creating child process.

 

SEE ALSO

xshow(1), fork_xshow(1), Iwrite_image(5)

 

AUTHOR

Svein Bře, BLAB, Ifi, UiO

 

ID

$Id: fork_xshow.c,v 1.4 1997/06/11 09:47:26 svein Exp $

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