+ * Start a process. This function is similar to the GNUNET_OS_start_process_*
+ * except that the filename and arguments can have whole strings which contain
+ * the arguments. These arguments are to be separated by spaces and are parsed
+ * in the order they appear. Arguments containing spaces can be used by
+ * quoting them with @em ".
+ *
+ * @param pipe_control should a pipe be used to send signals to the child?
+ * @param std_inheritance a set of GNUNET_OS_INHERIT_STD_* flags
+ * @param lsocks array of listen sockets to dup systemd-style (or NULL);
+ * must be NULL on platforms where dup is not supported
+ * @param filename name of the binary. It is valid to have the arguments
+ * in this string when they are separated by spaces.
+ * @param ... more arguments. Should be of type `char *`. It is valid
+ * to have the arguments in these strings when they are separated by
+ * spaces. The last argument MUST be NULL.
+ * @return pointer to process structure of the new process, NULL on error
+ */
+struct GNUNET_OS_Process *
+GNUNET_OS_start_process_s (int pipe_control,
+ unsigned int std_inheritance,
+ const SOCKTYPE * lsocks,
+ const char *filename, ...);
+
+
+/**
+ * Handle to a command action.
+ */
+struct GNUNET_OS_CommandHandle;
+
+
+/**
+ * Type of a function to process a line of output.
+ *
+ * @param cls closure
+ * @param line line of output from a command, NULL for the end
+ */
+typedef void
+(*GNUNET_OS_LineProcessor) (void *cls, const char *line);
+
+
+/**
+ * Stop/kill a command.
+ *
+ * @param cmd handle to the process
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_OS_command_stop (struct GNUNET_OS_CommandHandle *cmd);
+
+
+/**
+ * Run the given command line and call the given function
+ * for each line of the output.
+ *
+ * @param proc function to call for each line of the output
+ * @param proc_cls closure for proc
+ * @param timeout when to time out
+ * @param binary command to run
+ * @param ... arguments to command
+ * @return NULL on error
+ */
+struct GNUNET_OS_CommandHandle *
+GNUNET_OS_command_run (GNUNET_OS_LineProcessor proc,
+ void *proc_cls,
+ struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative timeout,
+ const char *binary,
+ ...);
+
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the status of a process, waiting on him if dead.
+ * Nonblocking version.
+ *
+ * @param proc pointer to process structure
+ * @param type status type
+ * @param code return code/signal number
+ * @return #GNUNET_OK on success, #GNUNET_NO if the process is still running, #GNUNET_SYSERR otherwise
+ */
+int
+GNUNET_OS_process_status (struct GNUNET_OS_Process *proc,
+ enum GNUNET_OS_ProcessStatusType *type,
+ unsigned long *code);
+
+
+/**
+ * Wait for a process to terminate. The return code is discarded.
+ * You must not use #GNUNET_OS_process_status() on the same process
+ * after calling this function! This function is blocking and should
+ * thus only be used if the child process is known to have terminated
+ * or to terminate very soon.
+ *
+ * @param proc pointer to process structure of the process to wait for
+ * @return #GNUNET_OK on success, #GNUNET_SYSERR otherwise
+ */
+int
+GNUNET_OS_process_wait (struct GNUNET_OS_Process *proc);
+
+
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the status of a process, waiting on him if dead.
+ * Blocking version.
+ *
+ * @param proc pointer to process structure