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xt_strshellcpy(3)	   Library Functions Manual	     xt_strshellcpy(3)

NAME
       xt_strshellcpy()	- Expand a string containing shell metacharacters

LIBRARY
       #include	<xtend/string.h>
       -lxtend

SYNOPSIS
       int     xt_strshellcpy(char *dest, const	char *src, size_t dest_len)

ARGUMENTS
       src:	   String containing meta-characters
       dest:	   Expanded string
       dest_len:   Size	of destination array

DESCRIPTION
       xt_strshellcpy()	 expands  a  string  containing	shell meta-characters,
       usually a shell command,	as a Unix shell	 would	do  before  execution.
       This  is	 useful	 if  you  want	to avoid spawning an unnecessary shell
       process,	such as	when using fork(2) and exec(3) directly	instead	of us-
       ing system(3).

       Currently supports: ~/: process owner's home directory  $:  environment
       variable

RETURN VALUES
       0 on success, -1	if expansion did not fit in dest_len

SEE ALSO
       sh(1)

							     xt_strshellcpy(3)

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