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From: bpendlet@esunix.UUCP (Bob Pendleton)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: how to find childs current working directory?
Message-ID: <843@esunix.UUCP>
Date: 20 May 88 20:56:22 GMT
Organization: Evans & Sutherland, Salt Lake City, Utah
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I have a need to find the current working directory of a child
process. The child is usually csh, but it can be any program. 

The closest I've come to a solution is to use ptrace PEEK_USER to get
at the current directory pointer and some how open the directory so I
can read it using readdir. I don't know if this is possible, or even
the right approach. Any suggestions, pointers to documentation, or
best, code, would be greatly appreciated.

		Thanks

			Bob Pendleton

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