File: spawn.c

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/*
 * (C)opyright MMIV-MMV Anselm R. Garbe <garbeam at gmail dot com>
 * See LICENSE file for license details.
 */

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <unistd.h>

#include "wmii.h"

#include <cext.h>

void 
spawn(void *dpy, char *cmd)
{
	/* the questionable double-fork is done to catch all zombies */
	if (fork() == 0) {
		if (fork() == 0) {
			setsid();
			close(ConnectionNumber(dpy));
			execlp("rc", "rc", "-c", cmd, (char *) 0);
			perror("failed");
			exit(1);
		}
		exit(0);
	}
	wait(0);
}