NAME

xcmd − execute a remote command via XNS
xsh − start a shell via XNS

SYNOPSIS

xcmd (host, command)
char *host, *command;

xsh (host)
char *host;

DESCRIPTION

Xcmd makes a network connection on socket EXECSOCKET, on host and causes command to be executed remotely.  It returns −1 if a connection can’t be made.  If the execution is successful, a file descriptor is returned, to which the remote process is attached.  Reads and writes to this file descriptor will retrieve/send data from/to the remote process. 

Xsh makes a network connection on socket XSHSOCKET on host and forks a shell.  It returns −1 if a connection can’t be made. 

SEE ALSO

sgboot(1M), sgbounce(1M), xcp(1C), xlogin(1C), xnsd(1M), xx(1C), utmp(3N), xconnect(3N), xnsfile(3N), xnsioctl(3N), xnslib(3N), xnswrite(3N)

Version 2.3  —  July 04, 1985