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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.

VERSIONS
       The  Linux-specific  /proc/pid/cmdline  file provides access to similar
       information.

STANDARDS
       GNU.

SEE ALSO
       proc(5)

Linux man-pages 6.04              2023-03-30        program_invocation_name(3)

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