2 * Ported to Linux's Second Extended File System as part of the
3 * dump and restore backup suit
4 * Remy Card <card@Linux.EU.Org>, 1994-1997
5 * Stelian Pop <stelian@popies.net>, 1999-2000
6 * Stelian Pop <stelian@popies.net> - AlcĂ´ve <www.alcove.com>, 2000-2002
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39 static const char rcsid[] =
40 "$Id: system.c,v 1.4 2003/03/30 15:40:35 stelian Exp $";
49 #include <sys/types.h>
54 * Executes the command in a shell.
55 * Returns -1 if an error occured, the exit status of
56 * the command on success.
58 int system_command(const char *command, const char *device, int volnum) {
60 char commandstr[4096];
64 perror(" DUMP: unable to fork");
71 snprintf(commandstr, sizeof(commandstr), "%s", command);
73 snprintf(commandstr, sizeof(commandstr), "%s %s %d", command, device, volnum);
75 commandstr[sizeof(commandstr) - 1] = '\0';
76 execl("/bin/sh", "sh", "-c", commandstr, NULL);
77 perror("unable to execute shell");
81 if (waitpid(pid, &status, 0) == -1) {
83 perror("waitpid error");
87 if (WIFEXITED(status))
88 return WEXITSTATUS(status);