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wordexp()
Perform word expansions

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wordexp()

QNX SDP8.0C Library ReferenceAPIDeveloper

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.

Description:

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

Note:

Because of security concerns, the versions of wordexp() and wordfree() in libc are stubs that do nothing. 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
Signal handler	Yes
Thread	Yes

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