POSIX_SPAWN_FILE_ACTIONS_INIT(3) | Library Functions Manual | POSIX_SPAWN_FILE_ACTIONS_INIT(3)

# NAME

`posix_spawn_file_actions_init`, `posix_spawn_file_actions_destroy` —
initialize and destroy spawn file actions object

# LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

# SYNOPSIS

`#include <spawn.h>`

int
`posix_spawn_file_actions_init`(posix_spawn_file_actions_t * file_actions);

int
`posix_spawn_file_actions_destroy`(posix_spawn_file_actions_t * file_actions);

# DESCRIPTION

The `posix_spawn_file_actions_init`() function initialize the object referenced by `file_actions`() to contain no file actions for `posix_spawn`() or `posix_spawnp`(). Initializing an already initialized spawn file actions object may cause memory to be leaked.

The `posix_spawn_file_actions_destroy`() function destroy the object referenced by file_actions; the object becomes, in effect, uninitialized. A destroyed spawn file actions object can be reinitialized using `posix_spawn_file_actions_init`(). The object should not be used after it has been destroyed.

# RETURN VALUES

Upon successful completion, these functions return zero; otherwise, an error number is returned to indicate the error.

# ERRORS

The `posix_spawn_file_actions_init`() function will fail if:

[`EINVAL`]
  The value specified by file_actions is invalid.
[`ENOMEM`]
  Insufficient memory exists to initialize the spawn file actions object.

# SEE ALSO

posix_spawn(3), posix_spawn_file_actions_addclose(3), posix_spawn_file_actions_adddup2(3), posix_spawn_file_actions_addopen(3), posix_spawnp(3)

# STANDARDS

The `posix_spawn_file_actions_init`() and `posix_spawn_file_actions_destroy`() functions conform to IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 (“POSIX.1”).

# HISTORY

The `posix_spawn_file_actions_init`() and `posix_spawn_file_actions_destroy`() functions first appeared in FreeBSD 8.0 and imported for NetBSD 6.0.

# AUTHORS

Ed Schouten <ed@FreeBSD.org>

February 2, 2014 | NetBSD 9.2