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apue.2e.fig1.7.c
#include "apue.h"
#include <sys/wait.h>
int main()
{
char buf[MAXLINE];
pid_t pid;
int status;
printf("%% ");
while (fgets(buf, MAXLINE, stdin) != NULL)
{
if (buf[strlen(buf) - 1] == '\n')
{
buf[strlen(buf) - 1] = '\0';
}
pid = fork();
if (pid < 0)
{
err_sys("fork error");
}
else if (pid == 0)
{
/* child */
execlp(buf, buf, (char*)0);
err_ret("couldn't exec: %s", buf);
return 127;
}
else
{
/* parent */
if ((pid = waitpid(pid, &status, 0)) < 0)
{
err_sys("waitpid error");
}
printf("%% ");
}
}
return 0;
}
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