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Execute a file (a library function and/or a system call)
In computing, exec is a functionality of an operating system that runs an executable file in the context of an already existing process, replacing the
Exec_(system_call)
Way for programs to access kernel services
in turn execute instructions that invoke the fork and exec system calls. Making the system call directly in the application code is more complicated and
System_call
In computing, an operation whereby a process creates a copy of itself
process", makes any environment changes the child will need and then calls the exec system call to overlay itself with the new program: it ceases execution of
Fork_(system_call)
Topics referred to by the same term
by RotorWay International An abbreviation for executive exec (system call), an operating system function for running a program eval, a programming language
Exec
originally called this processor COMMAND, and it was later renamed EXEC. CMS EXEC has been superseded by EXEC 2 and REXX. All three — CMS EXEC, EXEC 2 and
CMS_EXEC
Kernel of AmigaOS
access other libraries. Exec was designed and implemented by Carl Sassenrath. Unlike newer modern operating systems, the exec kernel does not run "privileged"
Exec_(Amiga)
Programming idiom in Unix
Fork–exec is a commonly used technique in Unix whereby an executing process spawns a new program. fork() is the name of the system call that the parent
Fork–exec
Symbol "#!", used in computing
commands if called from within a Bourne shell. An attempt to directly execute such a file via the operating system's own exec() system call would fail
Shebang_(Unix)
Backup and recovery software from Arctera
Windows Server into the world's dominant client-server operating system, Backup Exec has been one of a handful of technologies to protect it. As the Windows
Backup_Exec
bootstrapped, and executed. In Unix (and in Unix-like operating systems), the exec() system call is used to perform chain loading. The program image of the
Chain_loading
Point in a computer program where instruction-execution begins
descriptive argv[0], usually by means of the exec system call. On GCC and Clang, it is possible to call main() (or potentially even select a different
Entry_point
Unisys operating system
operating system for the Unisys ClearPath Dorado family of mainframe systems. The operating system kernel of OS 2200 is a lineal descendant of Exec 8 for
OS_2200
Call by which a computer process terminates its execution
program cleanup. This may be used, for example, in a fork-exec routine when the exec call fails to replace the child process; calling atexit routines
Exit_(system_call)
Unix shell
Unix's ability to pass long argument lists efficiently through the exec system call that csh uses to execute commands. By contrast, on Windows, wildcard
C_shell
Project aiming to reduce the risk of attacks on Linux systems
Exec Shield is a project started at Red Hat, Inc in late 2002 with the aim of reducing the risk of worm or other automated remote attacks on Linux systems
Exec_Shield
Operating system for Amiga computers
kernel, called Exec. It includes an abstraction of the Amiga's hardware, a disk operating system called AmigaDOS, a windowing system API called Intuition,
AmigaOS
In Unix-like operating systems, dup (short for "duplicate") and dup2 system calls create a copy of a given file descriptor. This new descriptor actually
Dup_(system_call)
IBM mainframe transaction monitor
programs. A typical Command-level call might look like the following: EXEC CICS SEND MAPSET('LOSMATT') MAP('LOSATT') END-EXEC The values given in the SEND
CICS
Core of a computer operating system
When a process requests a service from the kernel, it must invoke a system call, usually through a wrapper function. There are different kernel architecture
Kernel_(operating_system)
Aspect of computing history
produced the EXEC I operating system, and Computer Sciences Corporation developed the EXEC II operating system and delivered it to UNIVAC. EXEC II was ported
History_of_operating_systems
Standard UNIX utility
with an error message of "Argument list too long" (meaning that the exec system call's limit on the length of a command line was exceeded): rm /path/* or
Xargs
Linux kernel mechanism
kexec (kernel execute), analogous to the Unix/Linux kernel call exec, is a mechanism of the Linux kernel that allows booting of a new kernel from the
Kexec
Computer environment variable
When a command name is specified by the user or an exec call is made from a program, the system searches through $PATH, examining each directory from
PATH_(variable)
Type of computer server system
system (BBS), also called a computer bulletin board service (CBBS), is a computer server running software that allows users to connect to the system using
Bulletin_board_system
2026 film by Andrew Stanton
Grant (June 8, 2024). "Toy Story 5 Director Seemingly Revealed By Pixar Exec". Screen Rant. Retrieved June 8, 2024. McPherson, Chris (June 9, 2024). "Pixar
Toy_Story_5
Operating system focused on disk-based file operations
TSS/370 PRPQ, which is now gone. The EXEC II operating system for the UNIVAC 1107 and 1108, and the EXEC 8 operating system for the 1108, which has evolved
Disk_operating_system
American airline based in Texas
as Exec Express Inc. by Phil Trenary (later President of Pinnacle Airlines), the company moved its headquarters to Fort Worth, Texas, in 1987. Exec Express
Lone_Star_Airlines
System software for supercomputers
organization bore strong resemblance to the CDC SCOPE operating system on the CDC 7600 and before that EXEC*8 from CDC's earlier ERA/Univac pedigree. User jobs were
Cray_Operating_System
Basic memory management system calls used in Unix
brk and sbrk are basic memory management system calls used in Unix and Unix-like operating systems to control the amount of memory allocated to the heap
Sbrk
2026 film by Lauren Montgomery
Retrieved May 5, 2025. Valdez, Nick (May 3, 2025). "Avatar: The Last Airbender Exec Explains Why Original Cast Was Replaced for New Movie". ComicBook.com. Archived
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
Avatar_Aang:_The_Last_Airbender
and full-size (8-inch) floppy drives. The Poly disk operating system was called Exec. The three disk drives were distinguished by numbers enclosed in
PolyMorphic_Systems
article the terms used are; kernel In some operating systems, the OS is split into a low level region called the kernel and higher level code that relies on
Comparison of operating systems
Comparison_of_operating_systems
TI's embedded devices. TRON – open real-time operating system kernel T-Kernel EXEC I EXEC II EXEC 8/OS 1100/OS 2200 VS/9, successor to RCA TSOS OS/4 for
List_of_operating_systems
Programming language developed for the US Navy
CMS-2 is an embedded systems programming language used by the United States Navy. It was an early attempt to develop a standardized high-level computer
CMS-2
Upcoming video game
2021. Retrieved June 6, 2025. Minor, Jordan (May 15, 2023). "Evo 2023: Execs Talk Street Fighter 6, Sony's Influence, Hitbox Controversies". PCMag. Retrieved
Marvel_Tokon:_Fighting_Souls
High-level programming language
command is sometimes referred to as an EXEC since that is the name of the file type used for similar CMS EXEC, and EXEC 2 scripts and for Rexx scripts on VM/SP
Rexx
2026 Marvel Studios television series
Steven (February 26, 2025). ""It's the Best Show No One's Ever Seen": Marvel Exec Brad Winderbaum Has High Praise for 'Wonder Man' [Exclusive]". Collider.
Wonder_Man_(TV_series)
Function that loads and executes a new child process
fork and exec; however, as these operating systems do not support fork, the spawn function was supplied as a replacement for the fork-exec combination
Spawn_(computing)
2025 Android mobile operating system
Retrieved September 12, 2025. Preston, Dominic (July 14, 2025). "Google exec: 'We're going to be combining ChromeOS and Android'". The Verge. Archived
Android_16
operating system. It serves as an intermediary connecting software to hardware, enabling them to work together seamlessly. A comparison of system kernels
Comparison of operating system kernels
Comparison_of_operating_system_kernels
Job control language for IBM mainframes
one or more "EXEC PGM=" and DD statements and then invoking them with "EXEC PROC=procname" -or- simply "EXEC procname" A facility called a Procedure Library
Job_Control_Language
2011 studio album by the Dirtball of the Kottonmouth Kings
Nervous System is the fifth solo studio album by American rapper David "The Dirtball" Alexander of the Kottonmouth Kings. It was released on March 1, 2011
Nervous_System_(album)
Global computer systems outage
software. As a result, roughly 8.5 million systems crashed and were unable to properly restart in what has been called the largest outage in the history of
2024 CrowdStrike-related IT outages
2024_CrowdStrike-related_IT_outages
American actor (1979–2025)
2014). "'Starlet's Sean Baker Sets 'Tangerine' With The Duplass Brothers Exec Producing". Deadline Hollywood. Yamato, Jen (August 13, 2014). "'Sinister
James_Ransone
Operating system memory security feature
feature called DEP (Data Execution Prevention) in Windows XP. Similar features are available for other operating systems, including the PaX and Exec Shield
W^X
User-definable variable associated with each running process in many operating systems
%LOGIN_NAME%. %MDOS_EXEC% This variable can take the values "ON" or "OFF" under Multiuser DOS. If enabled, the operating system permits applications
Environment_variable
Aspect of Unisys 2200 Series
most portions of the operating system. It is saved and restored as part of activity (thread) state. The other set, the Exec registers, is used by interrupt
Unisys 2200 Series system architecture
Unisys_2200_Series_system_architecture
Computer program for sharing resources
a file EXEC Execute a file EXECE Execute a file with an environment FCNTL FSTAT Stat a file using a file descriptor FSTATFS Stat a file system using a
Remote_File_Sharing
Extent-based file system
The VERITAS File System (or VxFS; called JFS and OnlineJFS in HP-UX) is an extent-based file system. It was originally developed by VERITAS Software. Through
Veritas_File_System
Function in a programming language, which evaluates a string
special type such as code (as in Python). The analog for a statement is exec, which executes a string (or code in other format) as if it were a statement;
Eval
came to be called MaynStream. After Conner Peripherals acquired Archive, the software product was renamed Backup Exec. History of Backup Exec. 1988 advertisement
Maynard_Electronics
Fatal system error screen
2014. For the DailyTech, see Mick, Jason (September 4, 2014). "Microsoft Exec Reveals Steve Ballmer Created Original Blue Screen of Death Message". Daily
Blue_screen_of_death
12-race card into 270,000 Pennsylvania homes and complemented the Call-A-Bet system, was introduced. 18% stake of the Meadows Racing Network was later
Xpressbet
Computing resource shared by concurrent users
Network) HP 2000 Time-Shared BASIC HP 3000 series MPE IBM CALL/360, CALL/OS - using IBM System/360 Model 50 IBM CP-40 → CP-67 → CP-370 → CP/CMS → VM/CMS
Time-sharing
2026 action-adventure video game
First Light sequels will be 'done by MGM and, theoretically, by Amazon Game Studios,' Amazon exec says". PC Gamer. Retrieved 4 June 2026. Official website
007_First_Light
Error notice displayed by the Amiga computer
mouse button, the newer Kickstart recognizing an inadvised low level chipset call for the older ROM directly poking the hardware, and addressing it. The error
Guru_Meditation
files against their hashes just before they are opened in an exec() or open() system call. When Veriexec is enabled at level 0, the kernel will simply
Veriexec
Concept in computer security
For legacy CPUs without an NX bit, Exec Shield fails to protect pages below the code segment limit; an mprotect() call to mark higher memory, such as the
Executable-space_protection
Computing process created by another process
of the parent, using the fork system call. The child process can then overlay itself with a different program (using exec) as required. Each process may
Child_process
Project for adding Rust language to Linux kernel
Retrieved 16 June 2025. Larabel, Michael. "Microsoft Engineer Ports EXT2 File-System Driver To Rust". phoronix.com. Retrieved 31 August 2024. Corbet, Jonathan
Rust_for_Linux
Operating system by Digital Equipment Corporation
entered via the command processor, EXEC.EXE JSYS (Jump to System) calls from MACro-language (.MAC) programs The "EXEC" accomplished its work primarily using
TOPS-20
List of iOS operating system versions
2023. Ziegler, Chris (April 29, 2023). "Apple drops lawsuit against former exec who accused company of spying". Engadget. Retrieved May 2, 2023. "Hands on
IOS_version_history
American data management company
the first commercial journaling file system, VxFS, VxVM, VCS, the personal/small office backup software Backup Exec and the enterprise backup software,
Veritas_Technologies
Electronic voting systems company
(March 10, 2023). "Federal judge refuses to dismiss defamation suit by former exec of Denver-based Dominion". Colorado Politics. Retrieved December 20, 2023
Dominion_Voting_Systems
Assembly languages for IBM System/360 and successor mainframes
operating system Job control language (JCL) like this: // EXEC PGM=HELLO or, alternatively, it can be CALLed as a subroutine from such a program: CALL HELLO
IBM Basic assembly language and successors
IBM_Basic_assembly_language_and_successors
British politician (born 1979)
"New Economics Foundation appoints Dr Danny Sriskandarajah as new Chief Exec". New Economics Foundation (Press release). Retrieved 14 August 2023. Jeraj
Miatta_Fahnbulleh
Computer operating system
Multi-User Basic and C. A powerful EXEC shell language can be used for task automation or to produce a turnkey system. A number of security features exist
THEOS
American political organization
April 3, 2021. Taylor, Kate (May 22, 2017). "A millionaire former BlackRock exec slams McDonald's over its treatment of workers". Business Insider. Retrieved
Patriotic_Millionaires
American film producer and business executive (born 1958)
Retrieved August 24, 2017. Hayley Tsukayama (December 11, 2014). "A Sony exec cracks jokes about Obama's race, and eight more bruising revelations from
Amy_Pascal
Division of Microsoft focused on video games
Warren, Tom (June 17, 2024). "Microsoft shakes up Xbox marketing as key exec departs for Roblox". The Verge. Archived from the original on June 17, 2024
Xbox_(division)
Computer file system
operating system's *EXEC command. EXEC files are file system independent. There was a variant of the DFS called the DNFS, or Disc/Network Filing System, that
Disc_Filing_System
Free Unix-like operating system kernel
component or feature) it belongs to. For example execve(2) refers to a system call, and exec(3) refers to a userspace library wrapper. The following is an overview
Linux_kernel
Original page rendering engine used by Amazon.com
engine, and appears in many of their URLs such as https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0596515162. Obidos was phased out in 2006 and replaced by the
Obidos_(software)
American call center software company
Advanced Speech Recognition (ASR) solutions. In 2003, Convergys opened two call centres in the Philippines. The Philippines, along with India, was chosen
Convergys
OASIS operating system OS68 OS4000 RMX-80 System 88 (Exec) System Support Program (IBM System/34 and System/36) TRSDOS Virtual Memory System (VMS) V1.0 (Initial
Timeline_of_operating_systems
2017 video game
Retrieved December 12, 2017. Livingston, Christopher (September 23, 2017). "PUBG exec clarifies objection to Fortnite Battle Royale: 'it's not about the idea itself
PUBG:_Battlegrounds
American telecommunications company (1928–2011)
20% of its research division "Motorola sues former employee turned Apple exec for ganking trade secrets". Engadget. July 19, 2008. Archived from the original
Motorola
2012 studio album by Ab-Soul
Control System is the second studio album by American rapper Ab-Soul. It was released on May 11, 2012, by Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE). The album features
Control_System
Single-tasking operating system for the Motorola 6800
system. APPEND ASN BACKUP BUILD CAT COPY COPYNEW C4MAT CLEAN DATE DELETE ECHO EXEC FIX GET I JUMP LINK LIST MEMTEST1 MON N NEWDISK O P P.COR PO PRINT PROT PSP
FLEX_(operating_system)
Unix philosophy
alarm()/setitimer() system calls schedule the delivery of a signal after the specified time elapses; this timer is inherited by children, and persists after exec(). The
Everything_is_a_file
At times it was among the largest BBS systems in the world, often trading that position with the US-based Exec-PC, based on the number of telephone lines
Canada_Remote_Systems
American businessman (born 1964)
on December 5, 2024. Del Rey, Jason (December 9, 2024). "Amazon's top AI exec says industry concerns that LLMs hit a 'wall' are overblown, says Jeff Bezos
Jeff_Bezos
Airstrikes and capture of Nicolás Maduro
"Trump administration has not consulted US oil majors about Venezuela, oil execs say". Yahoo! Finance. Yahoo! Inc. Reuters. 5 January 2026. Retrieved 10
2026 United States intervention in Venezuela
2026_United_States_intervention_in_Venezuela
American subsidiary of automaker Stellantis
November 29, 2009. "Officially Official: Dodge splits off Ram brand with new exec appointments". Autoblog/2009. October 5, 2009. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
Chrysler
American filmmaker and author (born 1954)
2024). "Michael Moore Boards Palestine's Oscar Entry 'From Ground Zero' as Exec Producer". Deadline Hollywood. Staff (January 6, 2025). "Michael Moore-produced
Michael_Moore
Direct interface to an operating system
be invoked from within a program through standard system functions like system(), popen() and exec() without any user interface being involved. Beyond
Shell_(computing)
Programming language for automation scripts
He originally called this processor COMMAND, later named EXEC. Multics included an offshoot of CTSS RUNCOM, also called RUNCOM. EXEC was eventually replaced
Scripting_language
British and American filmmaker (born 1970)
Retrieved 16 January 2015. Kit, Borys (13 June 2012). "Christopher Nolan to Exec Produce Wally Pfister's Directorial Debut". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived
Christopher_Nolan
Concrete manifestation of an element (type) in computer science
POSIX-oriented operating system, a running process is an instance of a program. It can be instantiated via system calls such as fork() and exec(). Each executing
Instance_(computer_science)
American musician
launched a startup called weeBID which is the first fan initiated crowd funding platform. Spero was described as "a new breed of record exec, at the vanguard
Greg_Spero
Microsoft computer operating system
of up to four primary partitions. AST Premium Exec DOS 5.0 (OEM) – a version for the AST Premium Exec series of notebooks with various extensions, including
MS-DOS
Retrieved September 14, 2025. Andreeva, Nellie (October 23, 2023). "YG Exec Producing Don't Come To L.A. Rapper Drama In Works At Amazon MGM Studios"
List of Amazon Prime Video original programming
List_of_Amazon_Prime_Video_original_programming
Support programs included in or available for IBM OS/360 and successors
records, and the system will choose the block size for the output: //XXXXXXXW JOB XXXXXXX,AAAA,CLASS=G,MSGCLASS=1,NOTIFY=&SYSUID //STEP001 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS //SYSIN
Support programs for OS/360 and successors
Support_programs_for_OS/360_and_successors
Australian breakdancer (born 1987)
from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024. "Australia exec upset by trolling of breaker Raygun". ESPN.com. 10 August 2024. Archived
Rachael_Gunn
Meeting of FIFA's supreme legislative body
Retrieved 16 July 2026. Dalleres, Frank (31 July 2026). "Fifa crisis: Uefa exec Nasser Al-Khelaifi 'not interested' in ousting Infantino". City AM. Retrieved
77th_FIFA_Congress
Header file for C programs
ISBN 978-0321637734. Retrieved 27 February 2015. intro(2) – FreeBSD System Calls Manual errno(3) – Linux Programmer's Manual – Library Functions from
Errno.h
American aerospace and defense company
2019). "Northrop Grumman Announces Realigned Operating Sectors". Washington Exec. Retrieved July 13, 2025. "Grumman Apollo Lunar Module Propulsion Reports
Northrop_Grumman
Commuter airliner and light transport aircraft
Category" standards. The 1900 entered service in February 1984, with the first ExecLiner corporate version delivered in 1985. A total of 695 Beechcraft 1900
Beechcraft_1900
Signal in the system bus of an x86-based computer system
9][10][11][12][13][14][15] (13 pages) Schäpers, Arne (1991). "Kapitel 5: EXEC im Detail - Program Segment Prefix (PSP)". DOS 5 für Programmierer: Die endgültige
A20_line
Home video game console
game system called Tutorvision. It is a modified Intellivision, the case molded in light beige with gold and blue trim. The Exec ROM expanded, system RAM
Intellivision
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