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Diffstat (limited to 'run-command.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | run-command.h | 20 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/run-command.h b/run-command.h index 4987826258..c0d1210cc6 100644 --- a/run-command.h +++ b/run-command.h @@ -44,21 +44,17 @@ struct child_process { /** - * The .argv member is set up as an array of string pointers (NULL - * terminated), of which .argv[0] is the program name to run (usually - * without a path). If the command to run is a git command, set argv[0] to - * the command name without the 'git-' prefix and set .git_cmd = 1. + * The .args is a `struct strvec', use that API to manipulate + * it, e.g. strvec_pushv() to add an existing "const char **" + * vector. * - * Note that the ownership of the memory pointed to by .argv stays with the - * caller, but it should survive until `finish_command` completes. If the - * .argv member is NULL, `start_command` will point it at the .args - * `strvec` (so you may use one or the other, but you must use exactly - * one). The memory in .args will be cleaned up automatically during - * `finish_command` (or during `start_command` when it is unsuccessful). + * If the command to run is a git command, set the first + * element in the strvec to the command name without the + * 'git-' prefix and set .git_cmd = 1. * + * The memory in .args will be cleaned up automatically during + * `finish_command` (or during `start_command` when it is unsuccessful). */ - const char **argv; - struct strvec args; struct strvec env_array; pid_t pid; |