INVOCATION_NAME(3) | Linux Programmer's Manual | INVOCATION_NAME(3) |
NAME
program_invocation_name, program_invocation_short_name - obtain name used to invoke calling programSYNOPSIS
#define _GNU_SOURCE /* See feature_test_macros(7) */ #include
<errno.h>
extern char *program_invocation_name;
extern char *program_invocation_short_name;
DESCRIPTION
program_invocation_name contains the name that was used to invoke the calling program. This is the same as the value of argv[0] in main(), with the difference that the scope of program_invocation_name is global.CONFORMING TO
These variables are GNU extensions, and should not be used in programs intended to be portable.NOTES
The Linux-specific /proc/[number]/cmdline file provides access to similar information.SEE ALSO
proc(5)COLOPHON
This page is part of release 3.53 of the Linux man-pages project. A description of the project, and information about reporting bugs, can be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.2006-04-29 | GNU |