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diff --git a/docs/nspr/reference/process_management_and_interprocess_communication.rst b/docs/nspr/reference/process_management_and_interprocess_communication.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..c508c7362c --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/nspr/reference/process_management_and_interprocess_communication.rst @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +Process Management And Interprocess Communication +================================================= + +This chapter describes the NSPR routines that deal with processes. A +process is an instance of a program. NSPR provides routines to create a +new process and to wait for the termination of another process. + +NSPR does not provide an equivalent of the Unix ``fork()``. The +newly-created process executes its program from the beginning. A new +process can inherit specified file descriptors from its parent, and the +parent can redirect the standard I/O streams of the child process to +specified file descriptors. + +Note that the functions described in this chapter are not available for +MacOS or Win16 operating systems. + +.. _Process_Management_Types_and_Constants: + +Process Management Types and Constants +-------------------------------------- + +The types defined for process management are: + + - :ref:`PRProcess` + - :ref:`PRProcessAttr` + +.. _Process_Management_Functions: + +Process Management Functions +---------------------------- + +The process manipulation function fall into these categories: + +- `Setting the Attributes of a New + Process <#Setting_the_Attributes_of_a_New_Process>`__ +- `Creating and Managing + Processes <#Creating_and_Managing_Processes>`__ + +.. _Setting_the_Attributes_of_a_New_Process: + +Setting the Attributes of a New Process +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +The functions that create and manipulate attribute sets of new processes +are: + + - :ref:`PR_NewProcessAttr` + - :ref:`PR_ResetProcessAttr` + - :ref:`PR_DestroyProcessAttr` + - :ref:`PR_ProcessAttrSetStdioRedirect` + - :ref:`PR_ProcessAttrSetCurrentDirectory` + - :ref:`PR_ProcessAttrSetInheritableFD` + +.. _Creating_and_Managing_Processes: + +Creating and Managing Processes +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +The functions that create and manage processes are: + + - :ref:`PR_CreateProcess` + - :ref:`PR_DetachProcess` + - :ref:`PR_WaitProcess` + - :ref:`PR_KillProcess` |