EXECT(3,L)                  AIX Technical Reference                  EXECT(3,L)



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exect



PURPOSE

Executes a file in trace mode.

LIBRARY

Berkeley Compatibility Library (libbsd.a)

SYNTAX

int exect (path, argv, envp)
char *path, argv [ ], *envp [ ];

DESCRIPTION

The exect subroutine is included for compatibility with older programs being
traced with the ptrace command.  Newer debuggers eliminate the requirement for
this function.  The program being executed is forced into hardware single-step
mode.

RELATED INFORMATION

In this book:  "exec:  execl, execv, execle, execve, execlp, execvp" and
"ptrace."

The ptrace command in AIX Operating System Commands Reference.
























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