Node.js - kexec
This module causes your current Node.js process to be replaced by the process invoked by the parameter of this function. It's like the Ruby exec function. It currently does not work on Windows.
Fully compatible with Node.js version v0.6 and v0.8.
Installation Node v0.6 and v0.8
npm install kexec@latest
Installation Node v0.4
npm install kexec@0.0.3
Usage
var kexec = require('kexec');
kexec('top');
var kexec = require('kexec');
kexec('du', [ '-sh', '/etc/fstab' ]);
Details
kexec
can be called in either of two ways, as indicated by the examples, above.
With one argument arg
, that argument must be a string. The resulting system
call is:
execvp("/bin/sh", [ "/bin/sh", "-c", arg, 0 ]);
With two arguments, the first (cmd
) must be a string, and the second (args
) an array of strings. The resulting
system call is:
execvp(cmd, [ cmd, args[0], args[1], ..., 0 ]);
In the first case, the command is subject to shell parsing, and shell meta
characters retain their special meanings. In the second case, the arguments
are passed directly to execvp
, without an intervening shell.
License
(The MIT License)
Copyright (c) 2011-2012 JP Richardson
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