wordexp()

Perform word expansions

Synopsis:

#include <wordexp.h>

int wordexp( const char * words,
             wordexp_t * pwordexp,
             int flags );

Library:

libc

Use the -l c option to qcc to link against this library. This library is usually included automatically.

Note: This function is in libc.a, but not in libc.so (in order to save space).

Description:

The wordexp() function performs shell-style word expansion.

Note: Because of security concerns, the versions of wordexp() and wordfree() in libc.a are stubs that do nothing, and libc.so doesn't include them at all. We recommend that you not use these functions.

Returns:

WRDE_NOSYS to indicate that wordexp() isn't supported.

Classification:

POSIX 1003.1

Safety:
Cancellation point	Yes
Interrupt handler	No
Signal handler	Yes
Thread	Yes