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14.Dd May 11, 2016
15.Dt PROC_ARG_GRAB 3PROC
16.Os
17.Sh NAME
18.Nm proc_arg_grab ,
19.Nm proc_arg_xrgab
20.Nd process grabbing utility function
21.Sh SYNOPSIS
22.Lb libproc
23.In libproc.h
24.Ft "struct ps_prochandle"
25.Fo proc_arg_grag
26.Fa "const char *arg"
27.Fa "int oflag"
28.Fa "int gflag"
29.Fa "int *perr"
30.Fc
31.Ft "struct ps_prochandle"
32.Fo proc_arg_xgrab
33.Fa "const char *arg"
34.Fa "const char *path"
35.Fa "int oflag"
36.Fa "int gflag"
37.Fa "int *perr"
38.Fa "const char **lwps"
39.Fc
40.Sh DESCRIPTION
41The
42.Fn proc_arg_grab
43and
44.Fn proc_arg_xgrab
45functions are utility functions which process arguments pointing to a
46currently active process or a core file and returns a process handle to
47it.
48.Pp
49The string
50.Fa arg
51contains the name of something to try and open.
52How it is interpreted depends on the value of
53.Fa oflag .
54The following values may be passed in as a bitwise-exclusive-OR for
55.Fa oflag :
56.Bl -tag -width Dv -offset indent
57.It Dv PR_ARG_PIDS
58Allows
59.Fa arg
60to specify process IDs and /proc arguments.
61.It Dv PR_ARG_CORES
62Allows
63.Fa arg
64to specify core files.
65.It PR_ARG_ANY
66Encompasses all of the previous opens.
67.El
68.Pp
69The argument
70.Fa gflag
71controls the behavior when the corresponding process grabbing function
72is called by the underlying system.
73For a list of flags that may be passed in here, see
74.Xr Pgrab 3PROC
75and
76.Xr Pgrab_core 3PROC .
77.Pp
78The argument
79.Fa perr
80must be a
81.Pf non- Dv NULL
82pointer and in the event that the
83.Fn proc_arg_grab
84or
85.Fn proc_arg_xgrab
86functions fail, then
87.Fa perr
88will be updated with a more detailed error number.
89.Pp
90The
91.Fa path
92argument allows a search path for its binaries to be specified in case a
93core file is found and opened.
94.Pp
95If the
96.Fa lwps
97argument is
98.Pf non- Dv NULL ,
99then if there is a thread specification present in
100.Fa arg ,
101it will be validated to see if it is a valid range and then a pointer to
102the start of the thread specification will be stored in
103.Fa lwps .
104For more information on determining process range validity, see
105.Xr proc_lwp_range_valid 3PROC
106for more information on valid and invalid tread specifications.
107.Sh RETURN VALUES
108Upon successful completion, the
109.Fn proc_arg_grab
110and
111.Fn proc_arg_xgrab
112functions return a pointer to the process handle is returned.
113Otherwise,
114.Dv NULL
115is returned and
116.Fa perr
117is set to include a more specific error.
118.Sh ERRORS
119For a full list of additional errors, see the
120.Sy ERRORS
121section in
122.Xr Pgrab 3PROC
123and
124.Xr Pgrab_core 3PROC .
125.Pp
126The
127.Fn proc_arg_grab
128and
129.Fn proc_arg_xgrab
130function will fail if:
131.Bl -tag -width Er
132.It Er G_BADLWPS
133.Fa arg
134contains an invalid thread specification.
135.It Er G_NOCORE
136.Dv PR_ARG_CORES
137was set and no core file could be found corresponding to
138.Fa arg .
139.It Er G_NOPROC
140.Dv PR_ARG_PIDS
141was set and no process could be found corresponding to
142.Fa arg .
143.It Er G_NOPROCORCORE
144Both
145.Dv PR_ARG_CORES
146and
147.Dv PR_ARG_NOPROC
148were set and no process or core file could be found corresponding to
149.Fa arg .
150.El
151.Sh INTERFACE STABILITY
152.Sy Uncommitted
153.Sh MT-LEVEL
154.Sy MT-Safe
155.Sh SEE ALSO
156.Xr libproc 3LIB ,
157.Xr Pgrab 3PROC ,
158.Xr Pgrab_core 3PROC ,
159.Xr Prelease 3PROC ,
160.Xr proc_lwp_range_valid 3PROC ,
161.Xr proc 4
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