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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 using system(3).

     Currently supports: ~/: process owner's home directory $: environment vari-
     able

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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