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1 /*-
2  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
3  *
4  * Copyright (c) 1990, 1993
5  *	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
6  *
7  * This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
8  * John B. Roll Jr.
9  *
10  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
11  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
12  * are met:
13  * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
14  *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
15  * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
16  *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
17  *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
18  * 3. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
19  *    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
20  *    without specific prior written permission.
21  *
22  * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
23  * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
24  * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
25  * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
26  * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
27  * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
28  * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
29  * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
30  * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
31  * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
32  * SUCH DAMAGE.
33  *
34  * $xMach: xargs.c,v 1.6 2002/02/23 05:27:47 tim Exp $
35  */
36 
37 #include <sys/types.h>
38 #include <sys/wait.h>
39 #include <sys/time.h>
40 #include <sys/limits.h>
41 #include <sys/resource.h>
42 #include <err.h>
43 #include <errno.h>
44 #include <fcntl.h>
45 #include <getopt.h>
46 #include <langinfo.h>
47 #include <locale.h>
48 #include <paths.h>
49 #include <regex.h>
50 #include <stdbool.h>
51 #include <stdio.h>
52 #include <stdlib.h>
53 #include <string.h>
54 #include <unistd.h>
55 
56 #include "pathnames.h"
57 
58 static void	parse_input(int, char *[]);
59 static void	prerun(int, char *[]);
60 static int	prompt(void);
61 static void	run(char **);
62 static void	usage(void);
63 bool		strnsubst(char **, const char *, const char *, size_t);
64 static pid_t	xwait(int block, int *status);
65 static void	xexit(const char *, const int);
66 static void	waitchildren(const char *, int);
67 static void	pids_init(void);
68 static int	pids_empty(void);
69 static int	pids_full(void);
70 static void	pids_add(pid_t pid);
71 static int	pids_remove(pid_t pid);
72 static int	findslot(pid_t pid);
73 static int	findfreeslot(void);
74 static void	clearslot(int slot);
75 
76 static char echo[] = _PATH_ECHO;
77 static char **av, **bxp, **ep, **endxp, **xp;
78 static char *argp, *bbp, *ebp, *inpline, *p, *replstr;
79 static const char *eofstr;
80 static long eoflen;
81 static int count, insingle, indouble, oflag, pflag, tflag, Rflag, rval, zflag;
82 static int cnt, Iflag, jfound, Lflag, Sflag, wasquoted, xflag;
83 static int curprocs, maxprocs;
84 static pid_t *childpids;
85 
86 static volatile int childerr;
87 
88 extern char **environ;
89 
90 static const char *optstr = "+0E:I:J:L:n:oP:pR:S:s:rtx";
91 
92 static const struct option long_options[] =
93 {
94 	{"exit",		no_argument,		NULL,	'x'},
95 	{"interactive",		no_argument,		NULL,	'p'},
96 	{"max-args",		required_argument,	NULL,	'n'},
97 	{"max-chars",		required_argument,	NULL,	's'},
98 	{"max-procs",		required_argument,	NULL,	'P'},
99 	{"no-run-if-empty",	no_argument,		NULL,	'r'},
100 	{"null",		no_argument,		NULL,	'0'},
101 	{"verbose",		no_argument,		NULL,	't'},
102 
103 	{NULL,			no_argument,		NULL,	0},
104 };
105 
106 int
107 main(int argc, char *argv[])
108 {
109 	long arg_max;
110 	int ch, Jflag, nargs, nflag, nline;
111 	size_t linelen;
112 	struct rlimit rl;
113 	const char *errstr;
114 
115 	inpline = replstr = NULL;
116 	ep = environ;
117 	eofstr = "";
118 	eoflen = 0;
119 	Jflag = nflag = 0;
120 
121 	(void)setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
122 
123 	/*
124 	 * POSIX.2 limits the exec line length to ARG_MAX - 2K.  Running that
125 	 * caused some E2BIG errors, so it was changed to ARG_MAX - 4K.  Given
126 	 * that the smallest argument is 2 bytes in length, this means that
127 	 * the number of arguments is limited to:
128 	 *
129 	 *	 (ARG_MAX - 4K - LENGTH(utility + arguments)) / 2.
130 	 *
131 	 * We arbitrarily limit the number of arguments to 5000.  This is
132 	 * allowed by POSIX.2 as long as the resulting minimum exec line is
133 	 * at least LINE_MAX.  Realloc'ing as necessary is possible, but
134 	 * probably not worthwhile.
135 	 */
136 	nargs = 5000;
137 	if ((arg_max = sysconf(_SC_ARG_MAX)) == -1)
138 		errx(1, "sysconf(_SC_ARG_MAX) failed");
139 	nline = arg_max - 4 * 1024;
140 	while (*ep != NULL) {
141 		/* 1 byte for each '\0' */
142 		nline -= strlen(*ep++) + 1 + sizeof(*ep);
143 	}
144 	maxprocs = 1;
145 	while ((ch = getopt_long(argc, argv, optstr, long_options, NULL)) != -1)
146 		switch (ch) {
147 		case 'E':
148 			eofstr = optarg;
149 			eoflen = strlen(eofstr);
150 			break;
151 		case 'I':
152 			Jflag = 0;
153 			Iflag = 1;
154 			Lflag = 1;
155 			replstr = optarg;
156 			break;
157 		case 'J':
158 			Iflag = 0;
159 			Jflag = 1;
160 			replstr = optarg;
161 			break;
162 		case 'L':
163 			Lflag = (int)strtonum(optarg, 1, INT_MAX, &errstr);
164 			if (errstr)
165 				errx(1, "-%c %s: %s", ch, optarg, errstr);
166 			break;
167 		case 'n':
168 			nflag = 1;
169 			nargs = (int)strtonum(optarg, 1, INT_MAX, &errstr);
170 			if (errstr)
171 				errx(1, "-%c %s: %s", ch, optarg, errstr);
172 			break;
173 		case 'o':
174 			oflag = 1;
175 			break;
176 		case 'P':
177 			maxprocs = (int)strtonum(optarg, 0, INT_MAX, &errstr);
178 			if (errstr)
179 				errx(1, "-%c %s: %s", ch, optarg, errstr);
180 			if (getrlimit(RLIMIT_NPROC, &rl) != 0)
181 				errx(1, "getrlimit failed");
182 			if (maxprocs == 0 || maxprocs > rl.rlim_cur)
183 				maxprocs = rl.rlim_cur;
184 			break;
185 		case 'p':
186 			pflag = 1;
187 			break;
188 		case 'R':
189 			Rflag = (int)strtonum(optarg, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, &errstr);
190 			if (errstr)
191 				errx(1, "-%c %s: %s", ch, optarg, errstr);
192 			if (!Rflag)
193 				errx(1, "-%c %s: %s", ch, optarg, "must be non-zero");
194 			break;
195 		case 'r':
196 			/* GNU compatibility */
197 			break;
198 		case 'S':
199 			Sflag = (int)strtonum(optarg, 0, INT_MAX, &errstr);
200 			if (errstr)
201 				errx(1, "-%c %s: %s", ch, optarg, errstr);
202 			break;
203 		case 's':
204 			nline = (int)strtonum(optarg, 0, INT_MAX, &errstr);
205 			if (errstr)
206 				errx(1, "-%c %s: %s", ch, optarg, errstr);
207 			break;
208 		case 't':
209 			tflag = 1;
210 			break;
211 		case 'x':
212 			xflag = 1;
213 			break;
214 		case '0':
215 			zflag = 1;
216 			break;
217 		case '?':
218 		default:
219 			usage();
220 	}
221 	argc -= optind;
222 	argv += optind;
223 
224 	if (!Iflag && Rflag)
225 		usage();
226 	if (!Iflag && Sflag)
227 		usage();
228 	if (Iflag && !Rflag)
229 		Rflag = 5;
230 	if (Iflag && !Sflag)
231 		Sflag = 255;
232 	if (xflag && !nflag)
233 		usage();
234 	if (Iflag || Lflag)
235 		xflag = 1;
236 	if (replstr != NULL && *replstr == '\0')
237 		errx(1, "replstr may not be empty");
238 
239 	pids_init();
240 
241 	/*
242 	 * Allocate pointers for the utility name, the utility arguments,
243 	 * the maximum arguments to be read from stdin and the trailing
244 	 * NULL.
245 	 */
246 	linelen = 1 + argc + (size_t)nargs + 1;
247 	if ((av = bxp = malloc(linelen * sizeof(char *))) == NULL)
248 		errx(1, "malloc failed");
249 
250 	/*
251 	 * Use the user's name for the utility as argv[0], just like the
252 	 * shell.  Echo is the default.  Set up pointers for the user's
253 	 * arguments.
254 	 */
255 	if (*argv == NULL)
256 		cnt = strlen(*bxp++ = echo);
257 	else {
258 		do {
259 			if (Jflag && strcmp(*argv, replstr) == 0) {
260 				char **avj;
261 				jfound = 1;
262 				argv++;
263 				for (avj = argv; *avj; avj++)
264 					cnt += strlen(*avj) + 1;
265 				break;
266 			}
267 			cnt += strlen(*bxp++ = *argv) + 1;
268 		} while (*++argv != NULL);
269 	}
270 
271 	/*
272 	 * Set up begin/end/traversing pointers into the array.  The -n
273 	 * count doesn't include the trailing NULL pointer, so the malloc
274 	 * added in an extra slot.
275 	 */
276 	endxp = (xp = bxp) + nargs;
277 
278 	/*
279 	 * Allocate buffer space for the arguments read from stdin and the
280 	 * trailing NULL.  Buffer space is defined as the default or specified
281 	 * space, minus the length of the utility name and arguments.  Set up
282 	 * begin/end/traversing pointers into the array.  The -s count does
283 	 * include the trailing NULL, so the malloc didn't add in an extra
284 	 * slot.
285 	 */
286 	nline -= cnt;
287 	if (nline <= 0)
288 		errx(1, "insufficient space for command");
289 
290 	if ((bbp = malloc((size_t)(nline + 1))) == NULL)
291 		errx(1, "malloc failed");
292 	ebp = (argp = p = bbp) + nline - 1;
293 	for (;;)
294 		parse_input(argc, argv);
295 }
296 
297 static void
298 parse_input(int argc, char *argv[])
299 {
300 	int ch, foundeof;
301 	char **avj;
302 
303 	foundeof = 0;
304 
305 	switch (ch = getchar()) {
306 	case EOF:
307 		/* No arguments since last exec. */
308 		if (p == bbp) {
309 			waitchildren(*av, 1);
310 			exit(rval);
311 		}
312 		goto arg1;
313 	case ' ':
314 	case '\t':
315 		/* Quotes escape tabs and spaces. */
316 		if (insingle || indouble || zflag)
317 			goto addch;
318 		goto arg2;
319 	case '\0':
320 		if (zflag) {
321 			/*
322 			 * Increment 'count', so that nulls will be treated
323 			 * as end-of-line, as well as end-of-argument.  This
324 			 * is needed so -0 works properly with -I and -L.
325 			 */
326 			count++;
327 			goto arg2;
328 		}
329 		goto addch;
330 	case '\n':
331 		if (zflag)
332 			goto addch;
333 		count++;	    /* Indicate end-of-line (used by -L) */
334 
335 		/* Quotes do not escape newlines. */
336 arg1:		if (insingle || indouble) {
337 			warnx("unterminated quote");
338 			xexit(*av, 1);
339 		}
340 arg2:
341 		foundeof = eoflen != 0 && p - argp == eoflen &&
342 		    strncmp(argp, eofstr, eoflen) == 0;
343 
344 		/* Do not make empty args unless they are quoted */
345 		if ((argp != p || wasquoted) && !foundeof) {
346 			*p++ = '\0';
347 			*xp++ = argp;
348 			if (Iflag) {
349 				size_t curlen;
350 
351 				if (inpline == NULL)
352 					curlen = 0;
353 				else {
354 					/*
355 					 * If this string is not zero
356 					 * length, append a space for
357 					 * separation before the next
358 					 * argument.
359 					 */
360 					if ((curlen = strlen(inpline)))
361 						strcat(inpline, " ");
362 				}
363 				curlen++;
364 				/*
365 				 * Allocate enough to hold what we will
366 				 * be holding in a second, and to append
367 				 * a space next time through, if we have
368 				 * to.
369 				 */
370 				inpline = realloc(inpline, curlen + 2 +
371 				    strlen(argp));
372 				if (inpline == NULL) {
373 					warnx("realloc failed");
374 					xexit(*av, 1);
375 				}
376 				if (curlen == 1)
377 					strcpy(inpline, argp);
378 				else
379 					strcat(inpline, argp);
380 			}
381 		}
382 
383 		/*
384 		 * If max'd out on args or buffer, or reached EOF,
385 		 * run the command.  If xflag and max'd out on buffer
386 		 * but not on args, object.  Having reached the limit
387 		 * of input lines, as specified by -L is the same as
388 		 * maxing out on arguments.
389 		 */
390 		if (xp == endxp || p > ebp || ch == EOF ||
391 		    (Lflag <= count && xflag) || foundeof) {
392 			if (xflag && xp != endxp && p > ebp) {
393 				warnx("insufficient space for arguments");
394 				xexit(*av, 1);
395 			}
396 			if (jfound) {
397 				for (avj = argv; *avj; avj++)
398 					*xp++ = *avj;
399 			}
400 			prerun(argc, av);
401 			if (ch == EOF || foundeof) {
402 				waitchildren(*av, 1);
403 				exit(rval);
404 			}
405 			p = bbp;
406 			xp = bxp;
407 			count = 0;
408 		}
409 		argp = p;
410 		wasquoted = 0;
411 		break;
412 	case '\'':
413 		if (indouble || zflag)
414 			goto addch;
415 		insingle = !insingle;
416 		wasquoted = 1;
417 		break;
418 	case '"':
419 		if (insingle || zflag)
420 			goto addch;
421 		indouble = !indouble;
422 		wasquoted = 1;
423 		break;
424 	case '\\':
425 		if (zflag)
426 			goto addch;
427 		/* Backslash escapes anything, is escaped by quotes. */
428 		if (!insingle && !indouble && (ch = getchar()) == EOF) {
429 			warnx("backslash at EOF");
430 			xexit(*av, 1);
431 		}
432 		/* FALLTHROUGH */
433 	default:
434 addch:		if (p < ebp) {
435 			*p++ = ch;
436 			break;
437 		}
438 
439 		/* If only one argument, not enough buffer space. */
440 		if (bxp == xp) {
441 			warnx("insufficient space for argument");
442 			xexit(*av, 1);
443 		}
444 		/* Didn't hit argument limit, so if xflag object. */
445 		if (xflag) {
446 			warnx("insufficient space for arguments");
447 			xexit(*av, 1);
448 		}
449 
450 		if (jfound) {
451 			for (avj = argv; *avj; avj++)
452 				*xp++ = *avj;
453 		}
454 		prerun(argc, av);
455 		xp = bxp;
456 		cnt = ebp - argp;
457 		memcpy(bbp, argp, (size_t)cnt);
458 		p = (argp = bbp) + cnt;
459 		*p++ = ch;
460 		break;
461 	}
462 }
463 
464 /*
465  * Do things necessary before run()'ing, such as -I substitution,
466  * and then call run().
467  */
468 static void
469 prerun(int argc, char *argv[])
470 {
471 	char **tmp, **tmp2, **avj;
472 	int repls;
473 
474 	repls = Rflag;
475 
476 	if (argc == 0 || repls == 0) {
477 		*xp = NULL;
478 		run(argv);
479 		return;
480 	}
481 
482 	avj = argv;
483 
484 	/*
485 	 * Allocate memory to hold the argument list, and
486 	 * a NULL at the tail.
487 	 */
488 	tmp = malloc((argc + 1) * sizeof(char *));
489 	if (tmp == NULL) {
490 		warnx("malloc failed");
491 		xexit(*argv, 1);
492 	}
493 	tmp2 = tmp;
494 
495 	/*
496 	 * Save the first argument and iterate over it, we
497 	 * cannot do strnsubst() to it.
498 	 */
499 	if ((*tmp++ = strdup(*avj++)) == NULL) {
500 		warnx("strdup failed");
501 		xexit(*argv, 1);
502 	}
503 
504 	/*
505 	 * For each argument to utility, if we have not used up
506 	 * the number of replacements we are allowed to do, and
507 	 * if the argument contains at least one occurrence of
508 	 * replstr, call strnsubst(), else just save the string.
509 	 * Iterations over elements of avj and tmp are done
510 	 * where appropriate.
511 	 */
512 	while (--argc) {
513 		*tmp = *avj++;
514 		if (repls && strstr(*tmp, replstr) != NULL) {
515 			if (strnsubst(tmp++, replstr, inpline, (size_t)Sflag)) {
516 				warnx("command line cannot be assembled, too long");
517 				xexit(*argv, 1);
518 			}
519 			if (repls > 0)
520 				repls--;
521 		} else {
522 			if ((*tmp = strdup(*tmp)) == NULL) {
523 				warnx("strdup failed");
524 				xexit(*argv, 1);
525 			}
526 			tmp++;
527 		}
528 	}
529 
530 	/*
531 	 * Run it.
532 	 */
533 	*tmp = NULL;
534 	run(tmp2);
535 
536 	/*
537 	 * Walk from the tail to the head, free along the way.
538 	 */
539 	for (; tmp2 != tmp; tmp--)
540 		free(*tmp);
541 	/*
542 	 * Now free the list itself.
543 	 */
544 	free(tmp2);
545 
546 	/*
547 	 * Free the input line buffer, if we have one.
548 	 */
549 	if (inpline != NULL) {
550 		free(inpline);
551 		inpline = NULL;
552 	}
553 }
554 
555 static void
556 run(char **argv)
557 {
558 	pid_t pid;
559 	int fd;
560 	char **avec;
561 
562 	/*
563 	 * If the user wants to be notified of each command before it is
564 	 * executed, notify them.  If they want the notification to be
565 	 * followed by a prompt, then prompt them.
566 	 */
567 	if (tflag || pflag) {
568 		(void)fprintf(stderr, "%s", *argv);
569 		for (avec = argv + 1; *avec != NULL; ++avec)
570 			(void)fprintf(stderr, " %s", *avec);
571 		/*
572 		 * If the user has asked to be prompted, do so.
573 		 */
574 		if (pflag)
575 			/*
576 			 * If they asked not to exec, return without execution
577 			 * but if they asked to, go to the execution.  If we
578 			 * could not open their tty, break the switch and drop
579 			 * back to -t behaviour.
580 			 */
581 			switch (prompt()) {
582 			case 0:
583 				return;
584 			case 1:
585 				goto exec;
586 			case 2:
587 				break;
588 			}
589 		(void)fprintf(stderr, "\n");
590 		(void)fflush(stderr);
591 	}
592 exec:
593 	childerr = 0;
594 	switch (pid = vfork()) {
595 	case -1:
596 		warn("vfork");
597 		xexit(*argv, 1);
598 	case 0:
599 		if (oflag) {
600 			if ((fd = open(_PATH_TTY, O_RDONLY)) == -1)
601 				err(1, "can't open /dev/tty");
602 		} else {
603 			fd = open(_PATH_DEVNULL, O_RDONLY);
604 		}
605 		if (fd > STDIN_FILENO) {
606 			if (dup2(fd, STDIN_FILENO) != 0)
607 				err(1, "can't dup2 to stdin");
608 			close(fd);
609 		}
610 		execvp(argv[0], argv);
611 		childerr = errno;
612 		_exit(1);
613 	}
614 	pids_add(pid);
615 	waitchildren(*argv, 0);
616 }
617 
618 /*
619  * Wait for a tracked child to exit and return its pid and exit status.
620  *
621  * Ignores (discards) all untracked child processes.
622  * Returns -1 and sets errno to ECHILD if no tracked children exist.
623  * If block is set, waits indefinitely for a child process to exit.
624  * If block is not set and no children have exited, returns 0 immediately.
625  */
626 static pid_t
627 xwait(int block, int *status) {
628 	pid_t pid;
629 
630 	if (pids_empty()) {
631 		errno = ECHILD;
632 		return (-1);
633 	}
634 
635 	while ((pid = waitpid(-1, status, block ? 0 : WNOHANG)) > 0)
636 		if (pids_remove(pid))
637 			break;
638 
639 	return (pid);
640 }
641 
642 static void
643 xexit(const char *name, const int exit_code) {
644 	waitchildren(name, 1);
645 	exit(exit_code);
646 }
647 
648 static void
649 waitchildren(const char *name, int waitall)
650 {
651 	pid_t pid;
652 	int status;
653 	int cause_exit = 0;
654 
655 	while ((pid = xwait(waitall || pids_full(), &status)) > 0) {
656 		/*
657 		 * If we couldn't invoke the utility or if utility exited
658 		 * because of a signal or with a value of 255, warn (per
659 		 * POSIX), and then wait until all other children have
660 		 * exited before exiting 1-125. POSIX requires us to stop
661 		 * reading if child exits because of a signal or with 255,
662 		 * but it does not require us to exit immediately; waiting
663 		 * is preferable to orphaning.
664 		 */
665 		if (childerr != 0 && cause_exit == 0) {
666 			errno = childerr;
667 			waitall = 1;
668 			cause_exit = errno == ENOENT ? 127 : 126;
669 			warn("%s", name);
670 		} else if (WIFSIGNALED(status)) {
671 			waitall = cause_exit = 1;
672 			warnx("%s: terminated with signal %d; aborting",
673 			    name, WTERMSIG(status));
674 		} else if (WEXITSTATUS(status) == 255) {
675 			waitall = cause_exit = 1;
676 			warnx("%s: exited with status 255; aborting", name);
677 		} else if (WEXITSTATUS(status))
678  			rval = 1;
679 	}
680 
681  	if (cause_exit)
682 		exit(cause_exit);
683 	if (pid == -1 && errno != ECHILD)
684 		err(1, "waitpid");
685 }
686 
687 #define	NOPID	(0)
688 
689 static void
690 pids_init(void)
691 {
692 	int i;
693 
694 	if ((childpids = malloc(maxprocs * sizeof(*childpids))) == NULL)
695 		errx(1, "malloc failed");
696 
697 	for (i = 0; i < maxprocs; i++)
698 		clearslot(i);
699 }
700 
701 static int
702 pids_empty(void)
703 {
704 
705 	return (curprocs == 0);
706 }
707 
708 static int
709 pids_full(void)
710 {
711 
712 	return (curprocs >= maxprocs);
713 }
714 
715 static void
716 pids_add(pid_t pid)
717 {
718 	int slot;
719 
720 	slot = findfreeslot();
721 	childpids[slot] = pid;
722 	curprocs++;
723 }
724 
725 static int
726 pids_remove(pid_t pid)
727 {
728 	int slot;
729 
730 	if ((slot = findslot(pid)) < 0)
731 		return (0);
732 
733 	clearslot(slot);
734 	curprocs--;
735 	return (1);
736 }
737 
738 static int
739 findfreeslot(void)
740 {
741 	int slot;
742 
743 	if ((slot = findslot(NOPID)) < 0)
744 		errx(1, "internal error: no free pid slot");
745 	return (slot);
746 }
747 
748 static int
749 findslot(pid_t pid)
750 {
751 	int slot;
752 
753 	for (slot = 0; slot < maxprocs; slot++)
754 		if (childpids[slot] == pid)
755 			return (slot);
756 	return (-1);
757 }
758 
759 static void
760 clearslot(int slot)
761 {
762 
763 	childpids[slot] = NOPID;
764 }
765 
766 /*
767  * Prompt the user about running a command.
768  */
769 static int
770 prompt(void)
771 {
772 	regex_t cre;
773 	size_t rsize;
774 	int match;
775 	char *response;
776 	FILE *ttyfp;
777 
778 	if ((ttyfp = fopen(_PATH_TTY, "r")) == NULL)
779 		return (2);	/* Indicate that the TTY failed to open. */
780 	(void)fprintf(stderr, "?...");
781 	(void)fflush(stderr);
782 	if ((response = fgetln(ttyfp, &rsize)) == NULL ||
783 	    regcomp(&cre, nl_langinfo(YESEXPR), REG_EXTENDED) != 0) {
784 		(void)fclose(ttyfp);
785 		return (0);
786 	}
787 	response[rsize - 1] = '\0';
788 	match = regexec(&cre, response, 0, NULL, 0);
789 	(void)fclose(ttyfp);
790 	regfree(&cre);
791 	return (match == 0);
792 }
793 
794 static void
795 usage(void)
796 {
797 
798 	fprintf(stderr,
799 "usage: xargs [-0opt] [-E eofstr] [-I replstr [-R replacements] [-S replsize]]\n"
800 "             [-J replstr] [-L number] [-n number [-x]] [-P maxprocs]\n"
801 "             [-s size] [utility [argument ...]]\n");
802 	exit(1);
803 }
804