POSIX_SPAWNATTR_GETFLAGS(3) | Library Functions Manual | POSIX_SPAWNATTR_GETFLAGS(3)

# NAME

`posix_spawnattr_getflags`, `posix_spawnattr_setflags` —
get and set the spawn-flags attribute of a spawn attributes object

# LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

# SYNOPSIS

`#include <spawn.h>`

int
`posix_spawnattr_getflags`(const posix_spawnattr_t *restrict attr, short *restrict flags);

int
`posix_spawnattr_setflags`(posix_spawnattr_t *attr, short flags);

# DESCRIPTION

The `posix_spawnattr_getflags`() function obtains the value of the spawn-flags attribute from the attributes object referenced by attr.

The `posix_spawnattr_setflags`() function sets the spawn-flags attribute in an initialized attributes object referenced by attr.

The spawn-flags attribute is used to indicate which process attributes are to be changed in the new process image when invoking `posix_spawn`() or `posix_spawnp`(). It is the bitwise-inclusive OR of zero or more of the following flags (see `posix_spawn`()):

`POSIX_SPAWN_RESETIDS`
`POSIX_SPAWN_SETPGROUP`
`POSIX_SPAWN_SETSIGDEF`
`POSIX_SPAWN_SETSIGMASK`
`POSIX_SPAWN_SETSCHEDPARAM`
`POSIX_SPAWN_SETSCHEDULER`

These flags are defined in `<spawn.h>`. The default value of this attribute is as if no flags were set.

# RETURN VALUES

The `posix_spawnattr_getflags`() and `posix_spawnattr_setflags`() functions return zero.

# SEE ALSO

posix_spawn(3), posix_spawnattr_destroy(3), posix_spawnattr_init(3), posix_spawnp(3)

# STANDARDS

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

# HISTORY

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

# AUTHORS

Ed Schouten <ed@FreeBSD.org>

December 20, 2011 | NetBSD 9.2