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The Unix structure

^________ Synopsis ^{____________________________________________________}

    signature UNIX
    structure Unix : UNIX
  

The Standard ML Basis' Unix structure.

See also: OS

^________ Import ^{______________________________________________________}

Imported implicitly.

^________ Interface ^{___________________________________________________}

    signature UNIX =
    sig
	type ('a,'b) proc
	type signal

	datatype exit_status =
	    W_EXITED
	  | W_EXITSTATUS of Word8.word
	  | W_SIGNALED of signal
	  | W_STOPPED of signal

	val execute :   string * string list -> ('a,'b) proc
	val streamsOf : (TextIO.instream, TextIO.outstream) proc -> TextIO.instream * TextIO.outstream
    end
  

^________ Description ^{_________________________________________________}

Like the Standard ML Basis' Unix structure.

Limitations: The following functionality is currently missing:

• executeInEnv
• fromStatus
• textInstreamOf
• binInstreamOf
• textOutstreamOf
• binOutstreamOf
• reap
• kill
• exit