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os: point readers at the exec package

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R=golang-dev, evan, rsc
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https://golang.org/cl/4802046
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Brad Fitzpatrick 2011-07-20 11:38:18 -07:00
parent 102b5b34a7
commit bf768294ed
1 changed files with 6 additions and 1 deletions
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src/pkg/os/exec_posix.go
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@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ func (sig UnixSignal) String() string {
// StartProcess starts a new process with the program, arguments and attributes // StartProcess starts a new process with the program, arguments and attributes
// specified by name, argv and attr. // specified by name, argv and attr.
//
// StartProcess is a low-level interface. The exec package provides
// higher-level interfaces.
func StartProcess(name string, argv []string, attr *ProcAttr) (p *Process, err Error) { func StartProcess(name string, argv []string, attr *ProcAttr) (p *Process, err Error) {
sysattr := &syscall.ProcAttr{ sysattr := &syscall.ProcAttr{
Dir: attr.Dir, Dir: attr.Dir,
@ -49,7 +52,9 @@ func (p *Process) Kill() Error {
// Exec replaces the current process with an execution of the // Exec replaces the current process with an execution of the
// named binary, with arguments argv and environment envv. // named binary, with arguments argv and environment envv.
// If successful, Exec never returns. If it fails, it returns an Error. // If successful, Exec never returns. If it fails, it returns an Error.
// StartProcess is almost always a better way to execute a program. //
// To run a child process, see StartProcess (for a low-level interface)
// or the exec package (for higher-level interfaces).
func Exec(name string, argv []string, envv []string) Error { func Exec(name string, argv []string, envv []string) Error {
if envv == nil { if envv == nil {
envv = Environ() envv = Environ()