argv0(1)

NAME

   argv0 - run a program with a specified 0th argument

SYNOPSIS

   argv0 realname zero [ arg ...  ]

DESCRIPTION

   argv0  runs  the  program  stored  as  realname on disk, with the given
   arguments.  It sets the 0th argument of the program to zero.

   For example,

        argv0 /bin/csh -bin/csh

   runs /bin/csh with a 0th argument of -bin/csh.  csh will think it is  a
   login shell and behave accordingly.

   argv0 can be used to run some inetd wrappers under tcpserver.

SEE ALSO

   csh(1), tcpserver(1), execve(2), execvp(3), inetd(8)

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