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killPosix

Function parameters

Parameters

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self:*ChildProcess

Type definitions in this namespace

Types

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StdIo
Behavior of the child process's standard input, output, and error
WindowsExtension
File name extensions supported natively by `CreateProcess()` on Windows.

First argument in argv is the executable.

Functions

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init
First argument in argv is the executable.
spawn
On success must call `kill` or `wait`.
kill
Forcibly terminates child process and then cleans up all resources.
waitForSpawn
On some targets, `spawn` may not report all spawn errors, such as `error.InvalidExe`.
wait
Blocks until child process terminates and then cleans up all resources.
collectOutput
Collect the output from the process's stdout and stderr.
run
Spawns a child process, waits for it, collecting stdout and stderr, and then returns.

Error sets in this namespace

Error Sets

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Source

Implementation

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pub fn killPosix(self: *ChildProcess) !Term {
    if (self.term) |term| {
        self.cleanupStreams();
        return term;
    }
    posix.kill(self.id, posix.SIG.TERM) catch |err| switch (err) {
        error.ProcessNotFound => return error.AlreadyTerminated,
        else => return err,
    };
    self.waitUnwrappedPosix();
    return self.term.?;
}