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What does "lp" stand for in execlp command

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I google it, which says it's line printer. I don't think it make any sense...

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draw Avatar asked Oct 21 '25 14:10

draw


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The l is for list and the p is for path. Check out all the other variants, e.g. execl, execlp, execle, execv, execvp.

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David Heffernan Avatar answered Oct 24 '25 03:10

David Heffernan