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execvpe

Execvpe is a system call in Linux and other Unix-like operating systems that is used to execute a new program in a given process execution context. It is similar to the execv system call, but with some additional functionality.

One of the key differences between execvpe and execv is that execvpe allows the process to specify

Execvpe will replace the current process image with a new one, just like execv. This means that

Execvpe was first introduced in Linux kernel version 2.6, and has since been implemented in many other

Some of the benefits of using execvpe include the ability to execute programs of different file types,

the
file
type
of
the
program
to
be
executed.
This
can
be
useful
when
a
program
has
multiple
file
types
and
the
user
wants
to
specify
the
exact
type
of
executable
file
to
use.
Execvpe
takes
two
additional
arguments
compared
to
execv:
the
path
to
the
executable
file,
and
the
file
type
of
the
executable
file.
the
new
process
will
inherit
the
file
descriptors,
open
file
descriptors,
and
other
attributes
of
the
current
process.
The
new
process
will
also
inherit
the
current
process's
address
space
and
all
its
associated
resources.
Unix-like
operating
systems.
It
is
part
of
the
C
library,
and
can
be
used
in
C
programs
to
execute
a
new
program
in
a
given
process
execution
context.
and
the
ability
to
inherit
the
attributes
of
the
current
process.
It
can
also
be
used
to
simplify
code
that
needs
to
execute
different
types
of
programs.