/* File:  ~liux/public_html/courses/cop4610/examples/simple-cmd-background.cc
   Purpose: Demonstrate how to use fork and exec system calls COP4610, FSU
   Author:  Xiuwen Liu
   On the web: 
 http://www.cs.fsu.edu/~liux/courses/cop4610/examples/simple-cmd-background.cc
   Compile:
     g++ -o simple-cmd-background simple-cmd-background.cc
*/
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <iostream.h>
#include <fstream.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <errno.h>
#define  MAX_ARG    50
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
  char fname[256];
  pid_t pid, child_pid;
  char  *my_argv[MAX_ARG];
  int status;
  if (argc < 2) {
    cerr << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " command-to-run arg1 arg2 .... "
	 << endl;
    exit(-1);
  }
  /* The following is a standard pattern to use fork and exec
     to run new programs */
  
  pid = fork();
  if (pid == ((pid_t)-1)) {
    // Something must be wrong with the system if the program gets here
    perror("Fork failed: ");
    exit(-1);
  }
  else {
    /* Prepare command-line arguments */
    
    if (pid == 0) {
      // This is the child process
      cout << "Child-> This is the child process " << getpid()
	   << " whose parent is " << getppid() << endl;
      if (argc <= MAX_ARG) {
	int i;
	cout << "Child-> I will start the following command: "<<endl;
	cout << "\t" << argv[1];
	my_argv[0] = argv[1];
	for (i=2; i < argc; i++) {
	  cout << " " << argv[i];
	  my_argv[i-1] = argv[i];
	}
	my_argv[i-1] = (char *)NULL;
	cout << endl;
	if (execvp(my_argv[0],my_argv)<0) {
          cerr << "Child-> Could not execute \""
               << my_argv[0] << "\".\n";
          perror("execvp");
          exit(-1);
        }
      }
      else {
	cerr << "Child-> Too many command-line arguments\n";
	exit(-1);
      }
    }
    else {
      char str[256];
      // This is the parent process
      cout << "This is the parent. I want my child " << pid
	   << " to run in the background "
	   << "because I am running." << endl;
      do {
	cout << "Please exit to quit: ";
	cin >> str;
	if (strcasecmp(str,"exit")==0) break;
      } while(1);
      exit(0);
    }
  }
  return 0;
}