.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Open Group, All Rights Reserved 
.TH "<spawn.h>" 0P 2003 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual"
.\" <spawn.h> 
.SH NAME
spawn.h \- spawn (\fBADVANCED REALTIME\fP)
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
\fB#include <spawn.h> \fP
.SH DESCRIPTION
.LP
The \fI<spawn.h>\fP header shall define the \fBposix_spawnattr_t\fP
and \fBposix_spawn_file_actions_t\fP types used in
performing spawn operations.
.LP
The \fI<spawn.h>\fP header shall define the flags that may be set
in a \fBposix_spawnattr_t\fP object using the \fIposix_spawnattr_setflags\fP()
function:
.LP
.sp
POSIX_SPAWN_RESETIDS
.br
POSIX_SPAWN_SETPGROUP
.br
.sp
POSIX_SPAWN_SETSCHEDPARAM
.br
POSIX_SPAWN_SETSCHEDULER
.br
.sp
POSIX_SPAWN_SETSIGDEF
.br
POSIX_SPAWN_SETSIGMASK
.br
.LP
The following shall be declared as functions and may also be defined
as macros. Function prototypes shall be provided.
.sp
.RS
.nf

\fBint   posix_spawn(pid_t *restrict, const char *restrict,
          const posix_spawn_file_actions_t *,
          const posix_spawnattr_t *restrict, char *const [restrict],
          char *const [restrict]);
int   posix_spawn_file_actions_addclose(posix_spawn_file_actions_t *,
          int);
int   posix_spawn_file_actions_adddup2(posix_spawn_file_actions_t *,
          int, int);
int   posix_spawn_file_actions_addopen(posix_spawn_file_actions_t *restrict,
          int, const char *restrict, int, mode_t);
int   posix_spawn_file_actions_destroy(posix_spawn_file_actions_t *);
int   posix_spawn_file_actions_init(posix_spawn_file_actions_t *);
int   posix_spawnattr_destroy(posix_spawnattr_t *);
int   posix_spawnattr_getsigdefault(const posix_spawnattr_t *restrict,
          sigset_t *restrict);
int   posix_spawnattr_getflags(const posix_spawnattr_t *restrict,
          short *restrict);
int   posix_spawnattr_getpgroup(const posix_spawnattr_t *restrict,
          pid_t *restrict);

int   posix_spawnattr_getschedparam(const posix_spawnattr_t *restrict,
          struct sched_param *restrict);
int   posix_spawnattr_getschedpolicy(const posix_spawnattr_t *restrict,
          int *restrict);

int   posix_spawnattr_getsigmask(const posix_spawnattr_t *restrict,
          sigset_t *restrict);
int   posix_spawnattr_init(posix_spawnattr_t *);
int   posix_spawnattr_setsigdefault(posix_spawnattr_t *restrict,
          const sigset_t *restrict);
int   posix_spawnattr_setflags(posix_spawnattr_t *, short);
int   posix_spawnattr_setpgroup(posix_spawnattr_t *, pid_t);
.sp


int   posix_spawnattr_setschedparam(posix_spawnattr_t *restrict,
          const struct sched_param *restrict);
int   posix_spawnattr_setschedpolicy(posix_spawnattr_t *, int);

int   posix_spawnattr_setsigmask(posix_spawnattr_t *restrict,
          const sigset_t *restrict);
int   posix_spawnp(pid_t *restrict, const char *restrict,
          const posix_spawn_file_actions_t *,
          const posix_spawnattr_t *restrict,
          char *const [restrict], char *const [restrict]);
\fP
.fi
.RE
.LP
Inclusion of the \fI<spawn.h>\fP header may make visible symbols defined
in the \fI<sched.h>\fP, \fI<signal.h>\fP, and \fI<sys/types.h>\fP
headers.
.LP
\fIThe following sections are informative.\fP
.SH APPLICATION USAGE
.LP
None.
.SH RATIONALE
.LP
None.
.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS
.LP
None.
.SH SEE ALSO
.LP
\fI<sched.h>\fP, \fI<semaphore.h>\fP, \fI<signal.h>\fP, \fI<sys/types.h>\fP,
the System Interfaces
volume of IEEE\ Std\ 1003.1-2001, \fIposix_spawnattr_destroy\fP(),
\fIposix_spawnattr_getsigdefault\fP(), \fIposix_spawnattr_getflags\fP(),
\fIposix_spawnattr_getpgroup\fP(), \fIposix_spawnattr_getschedparam\fP(),
\fIposix_spawnattr_getschedpolicy\fP(), \fIposix_spawnattr_getsigmask\fP(),
\fIposix_spawnattr_init\fP(), \fIposix_spawnattr_setsigdefault\fP(),
\fIposix_spawnattr_setflags\fP(), \fIposix_spawnattr_setpgroup\fP(),
\fIposix_spawnattr_setschedparam\fP(), \fIposix_spawnattr_setschedpolicy\fP(),
\fIposix_spawnattr_setsigmask\fP(), \fIposix_spawn\fP(), \fIposix_spawn_file_actions_addclose\fP(),
\fIposix_spawn_file_actions_adddup2\fP(), \fIposix_spawn_file_actions_addopen\fP(),
\fIposix_spawn_file_actions_destroy\fP(), \fIposix_spawn_file_actions_init\fP(),
\fIposix_spawnp\fP()
.SH COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 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 .