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Subject Re: [HACKERS] removing the exec() from doexec()
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Msg-id Pine.BSF.3.96.980429232003.466D-100000@thelab.hub.org
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] removing the exec() from doexec()  (Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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On Wed, 29 Apr 1998, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> No reason for the exec().  I believe the only advantage is that it gives
> us a separate process name in the 'ps' listing.  I have looked into
> simulating this.

    Under FreeBSD, there is:

setproctitle(3) - set the process title for ps 1

    This isn't available under Solaris though, last I checked...

Marc G. Fournier
Systems Administrator @ hub.org
primary: scrappy@hub.org           secondary: scrappy@{freebsd|postgresql}.org

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