NAME

xcmd − execute a remote command via XNS

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

xcmd makes a network connection on socket EXECSOCKET, on host and causes command to be executed remotely.  If a connection cannot be made, it returns −1.  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. 

SEE ALSO

xnslib(3N)

Version 2.5r1  —  December 06, 1986