execve(2)

DESCRIPTION

Replaces the current process image.

SYNOPSIS

long execve(const char *path, char *const argv[], char *const envp[]);

RETURN VALUE

• Returns a non-negative result on success. Negative values are ABI errno codes.

ERRORS

• -E2BIG .
• -EFAULT .
• -ENOENT .
• -ENOEXEC .
• -ENOMEM .

ABI

Arguments enter through the direct syscall ABI; validation is performed before entering the process subsystem.