program_invocation_name(3) | Library Functions Manual | program_invocation_name(3) |
NAME¶
program_invocation_name, program_invocation_short_name - obtain name used to invoke calling program
LIBRARY¶
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS¶
#define _GNU_SOURCE /* See feature_test_macros(7) */ #include <errno.h>
extern char *program_invocation_name; extern char *program_invocation_short_name;
DESCRIPTION¶
program_invocation_name contains the name that was used to invoke the calling program. This is the same as the value of argv[0] in main(), with the difference that the scope of program_invocation_name is global.
program_invocation_short_name contains the basename component of name that was used to invoke the calling program. That is, it is the same value as program_invocation_name, with all text up to and including the final slash (/), if any, removed.
These variables are automatically initialized by the glibc run-time startup code.
STANDARDS¶
These variables are GNU extensions, and should not be used in programs intended to be portable.
NOTES¶
The Linux-specific /proc/[number]/cmdline file provides access to similar information.
SEE ALSO¶
2022-10-30 | Linux man-pages 6.03 |