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3 * openvt.c - open a vt to run a command.
5 * busyboxed by Quy Tonthat <quy@signal3.com>
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22 /* getopt not needed */
29 #include <sys/types.h>
34 #define VTNAME "/dev/tty%d"
36 int openvt_main(int argc, char **argv)
41 char vtname[sizeof VTNAME + 2];
43 char * cmd_args = NULL;
48 if (!isdigit(argv[1][0]))
51 vtno = (int) atol(argv[1]);
53 /* if (vtno <= 0 || vtno > 63) */
54 if (vtno <= 0 || vtno > 12)
55 error_msg_and_die("Illegal vt number (%d)", vtno);
57 sprintf(vtname, VTNAME, vtno);
60 cmd_args = xmalloc(80);
63 if((pid = fork()) == 0) {
64 /* leave current vt */
72 perror_msg_and_die("Unable to set new session");
74 close(0); /* so that new vt becomes stdin */
76 /* and grab new one */
77 if ((fd = open(vtname, O_RDWR)) == -1)
78 perror_msg_and_die("could not open %s", vtname);
80 /* Reassign stdout and sterr */
86 execvp(cmd, &argv[2]);
87 /*execlp(cmd, cmd_args);*/