Thread: Send linux ps command output

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    Send linux ps command output

    Hi dears,
    I have a client,server c program in linux,
    Can you help me, for send linux ps command via socket from client to server for save to server?

    Very thanks for your helpful answers,

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    The client needs to fork, dup the server socket fd to stdout, and exec the ps command. Here's an example that outputs to a file.
    Code:
    #define _BSD_SOURCE
    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <stdlib.h>
    #include <unistd.h>
    #include <sys/wait.h>
    #include <sys/stat.h>
    #include <fcntl.h>
    
    int main() {
        pid_t pid = fork();
        if (pid == (pid_t)-1) {
            perror("Error: fork");
            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
        }
    
        if (pid == 0) {  // child
    
            // you don't need to open a file
            int fd = open("ps_out.txt", O_WRONLY|O_CREAT, 0666);
            if (fd == -1) {
                perror("Error: open");
                exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
            }
    
            close(STDOUT_FILENO);
            dup(fd);  // you would dup the server socket fd here
    
            execlp("ps", "ps", "-A", (const char*)NULL);
    
            perror("Error: execl");
            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
        }
    
        // parent
        wait(NULL);
    
        printf("PARENT EXITING\n");
    
        return 0;
    }
    A little inaccuracy saves tons of explanation. - H.H. Munro

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