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1 @c -*-texinfo-*-
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2 @c This is part of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.
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3 @c Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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4 @c See the file elisp.texi for copying conditions.
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5 @setfilename ../info/processes
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6 @node Processes, System Interface, Abbrevs, Top
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7 @chapter Processes
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8 @cindex child process
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9 @cindex parent process
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10 @cindex subprocess
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11 @cindex process
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13 In the terminology of operating systems, a @dfn{process} is a space in
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14 which a program can execute. Emacs runs in a process. Emacs Lisp
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15 programs can invoke other programs in processes of their own. These are
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16 called @dfn{subprocesses} or @dfn{child processes} of the Emacs process,
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17 which is their @dfn{parent process}.
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19 A subprocess of Emacs may be @dfn{synchronous} or @dfn{asynchronous},
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20 depending on how it is created. When you create a synchronous
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21 subprocess, the Lisp program waits for the subprocess to terminate
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22 before continuing execution. When you create an asynchronous
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23 subprocess, it can run in parallel with the Lisp program. This kind of
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24 subprocess is represented within Emacs by a Lisp object which is also
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25 called a ``process''. Lisp programs can use this object to communicate
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26 with the subprocess or to control it. For example, you can send
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27 signals, obtain status information, receive output from the process, or
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28 send input to it.
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30 @defun processp object
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31 This function returns @code{t} if @var{object} is a process,
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32 @code{nil} otherwise.
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33 @end defun
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35 @menu
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36 * Subprocess Creation:: Functions that start subprocesses.
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37 * Synchronous Processes:: Details of using synchronous subprocesses.
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38 * MS-DOS Subprocesses:: On MS-DOS, you must indicate text vs binary
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39 for data sent to and from a subprocess.
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40 * Asynchronous Processes:: Starting up an asynchronous subprocess.
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41 * Deleting Processes:: Eliminating an asynchronous subprocess.
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42 * Process Information:: Accessing run-status and other attributes.
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43 * Input to Processes:: Sending input to an asynchronous subprocess.
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44 * Signals to Processes:: Stopping, continuing or interrupting
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45 an asynchronous subprocess.
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46 * Output from Processes:: Collecting output from an asynchronous subprocess.
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47 * Sentinels:: Sentinels run when process run-status changes.
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48 * Transaction Queues:: Transaction-based communication with subprocesses.
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49 * Network:: Opening network connections.
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50 @end menu
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52 @node Subprocess Creation
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53 @section Functions that Create Subprocesses
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54
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55 There are three functions that create a new subprocess in which to run
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56 a program. One of them, @code{start-process}, creates an asynchronous
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57 process and returns a process object (@pxref{Asynchronous Processes}).
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58 The other two, @code{call-process} and @code{call-process-region},
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59 create a synchronous process and do not return a process object
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60 (@pxref{Synchronous Processes}).
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62 Synchronous and asynchronous processes are explained in following
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63 sections. Since the three functions are all called in a similar
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64 fashion, their common arguments are described here.
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66 @cindex execute program
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67 @cindex @code{PATH} environment variable
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68 @cindex @code{HOME} environment variable
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69 In all cases, the function's @var{program} argument specifies the
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70 program to be run. An error is signaled if the file is not found or
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71 cannot be executed. If the file name is relative, the variable
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72 @code{exec-path} contains a list of directories to search. Emacs
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73 initializes @code{exec-path} when it starts up, based on the value of
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74 the environment variable @code{PATH}. The standard file name
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75 constructs, @samp{~}, @samp{.}, and @samp{..}, are interpreted as usual
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76 in @code{exec-path}, but environment variable substitutions
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77 (@samp{$HOME}, etc.) are not recognized; use
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78 @code{substitute-in-file-name} to perform them (@pxref{File Name
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79 Expansion}).
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81 Each of the subprocess-creating functions has a @var{buffer-or-name}
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82 argument which specifies where the standard output from the program will
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83 go. If @var{buffer-or-name} is @code{nil}, that says to discard the
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84 output unless a filter function handles it. (@xref{Filter Functions},
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85 and @ref{Read and Print}.) Normally, you should avoid having multiple
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86 processes send output to the same buffer because their output would be
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87 intermixed randomly.
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89 @cindex program arguments
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90 All three of the subprocess-creating functions have a @code{&rest}
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91 argument, @var{args}. The @var{args} must all be strings, and they are
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92 supplied to @var{program} as separate command line arguments. Wildcard
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93 characters and other shell constructs are not allowed in these strings,
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94 since they are passed directly to the specified program.
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96 @strong{Please note:} The argument @var{program} contains only the
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97 name of the program; it may not contain any command-line arguments. You
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98 must use @var{args} to provide those.
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100 The subprocess gets its current directory from the value of
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101 @code{default-directory} (@pxref{File Name Expansion}).
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102
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103 @cindex environment variables, subprocesses
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104 The subprocess inherits its environment from Emacs; but you can
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105 specify overrides for it with @code{process-environment}. @xref{System
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106 Environment}.
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107
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108 @defvar exec-directory
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109 @pindex movemail
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110 The value of this variable is the name of a directory (a string) that
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111 contains programs that come with GNU Emacs, that are intended for Emacs
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112 to invoke. The program @code{movemail} is an example of such a program;
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113 Rmail uses it to fetch new mail from an inbox.
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114 @end defvar
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115
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116 @defopt exec-path
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117 The value of this variable is a list of directories to search for
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118 programs to run in subprocesses. Each element is either the name of a
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119 directory (i.e., a string), or @code{nil}, which stands for the default
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120 directory (which is the value of @code{default-directory}).
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121 @cindex program directories
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122
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123 The value of @code{exec-path} is used by @code{call-process} and
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124 @code{start-process} when the @var{program} argument is not an absolute
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125 file name.
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126 @end defopt
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128 @node Synchronous Processes
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129 @section Creating a Synchronous Process
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130 @cindex synchronous subprocess
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132 After a @dfn{synchronous process} is created, Emacs waits for the
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133 process to terminate before continuing. Starting Dired is an example of
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134 this: it runs @code{ls} in a synchronous process, then modifies the
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135 output slightly. Because the process is synchronous, the entire
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136 directory listing arrives in the buffer before Emacs tries to do
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137 anything with it.
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139 While Emacs waits for the synchronous subprocess to terminate, the
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140 user can quit by typing @kbd{C-g}. The first @kbd{C-g} tries to kill
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141 the subprocess with a @code{SIGINT} signal; but it waits until the
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142 subprocess actually terminates before quitting. If during that time the
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143 user types another @kbd{C-g}, that kills the subprocess instantly with
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144 @code{SIGKILL} and quits immediately. @xref{Quitting}.
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146 The synchronous subprocess functions returned @code{nil} in version
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147 18. In version 19, they return an indication of how the process
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148 terminated.
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150 @defun call-process program &optional infile destination display &rest args
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151 This function calls @var{program} in a separate process and waits for
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152 it to finish.
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154 The standard input for the process comes from file @var{infile} if
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155 @var{infile} is not @code{nil} and from @file{/dev/null} otherwise.
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156 The argument @var{destination} says where to put the process output.
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157 Here are the possibilities:
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338 After an @dfn{asynchronous process} is created, Emacs and the Lisp
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361 that effect is inserted in the buffer. Much later, the first process
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366 (start-process "my-process" "foo" "sleep" "100")
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367 @result{} #<process my-process>
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371 (start-process "my-process" "foo" "ls" "-l" "/user/lewis/bin")
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387 @defun start-process-shell-command name buffer-or-name command &rest command-args
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388 This function is like @code{start-process} except that it uses a shell
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389 to execute the specified command. The argument @var{command} is a shell
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395 @cindex pipes
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396 @cindex @sc{pty}s
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397 This variable controls the type of device used to communicate with
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427 @section Deleting Processes
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428 @cindex deleting processes
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431 subprocess, and removes it from the list of active processes. It sends
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452 This function deletes the process associated with @var{name}, killing it
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501 This function returns the process named @var{name}, or @code{nil} if
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502 there is none. An error is signaled if @var{name} is not a string.
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504 @smallexample
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505 @group
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506 (get-process "shell")
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507 @result{} #<process shell>
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508 @end group
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513 This function returns the command that was executed to start
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517
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519 @group
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520 (process-command (get-process "shell"))
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521 @result{} ("/bin/csh" "-i")
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524 @end defun
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525
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526 @defun process-id process
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530 @sc{pid} of a process is chosen by the operating system kernel when the
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531 process is started and remains constant as long as the process exists.
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533
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534 @defun process-name process
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535 This function returns the name of @var{process}.
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536 @end defun
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538 @defun process-status process-name
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539 This function returns the status of @var{process-name} as a symbol.
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540 The argument @var{process-name} must be a process, a buffer, a
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541 process name (string) or a buffer name (string).
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543 The possible values for an actual subprocess are:
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545 @table @code
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546 @item run
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547 for a process that is running.
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548 @item stop
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549 for a process that is stopped but continuable.
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550 @item exit
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552 @item signal
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553 for a process that has received a fatal signal.
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554 @item open
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557 for a network connection that is closed. Once a connection
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559 a new connection to the same place.
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560 @item nil
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561 if @var{process-name} is not the name of an existing process.
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562 @end table
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564 @smallexample
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565 @group
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566 (process-status "shell")
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567 @result{} run
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568 @end group
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569 @group
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570 (process-status (get-buffer "*shell*"))
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571 @result{} run
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572 @end group
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573 @group
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575 @result{} #<process xx<1>>
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576 (process-status x)
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577 @result{} exit
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578 @end group
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579 @end smallexample
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581 For a network connection, @code{process-status} returns one of the symbols
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582 @code{open} or @code{closed}. The latter means that the other side
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583 closed the connection, or Emacs did @code{delete-process}.
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584
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585 In earlier Emacs versions (prior to version 19), the status of a network
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586 connection was @code{run} if open, and @code{exit} if closed.
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587 @end defun
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589 @defun process-exit-status process
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590 This function returns the exit status of @var{process} or the signal
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591 number that killed it. (Use the result of @code{process-status} to
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592 determine which of those it is.) If @var{process} has not yet
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593 terminated, the value is 0.
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596 @defun process-tty-name process
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597 This function returns the terminal name that @var{process} is using for
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599 instead of a terminal (see @code{process-connection-type} in
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603 @node Input to Processes
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604 @section Sending Input to Processes
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605 @cindex process input
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607 Asynchronous subprocesses receive input when it is sent to them by
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608 Emacs, which is done with the functions in this section. You must
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617 @defun process-send-string process-name string
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618 This function sends @var{process-name} the contents of @var{string} as
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620 the name of a process. If it is @code{nil}, the current buffer's
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621 process is used.
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626 @group
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627 (process-send-string "shell<1>" "ls\n")
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628 @result{} nil
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629 @end group
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640 @end group
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642 @end defun
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644 @deffn Command process-send-region process-name start end
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645 This function sends the text in the region defined by @var{start} and
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647 a process name. (If it is @code{nil}, the current buffer's process is
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651 integers or markers that indicate positions in the current buffer. (It
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655 @defun process-send-eof &optional process-name
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656 This function makes @var{process-name} see an end-of-file in its
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659 If @var{process-name} is not supplied, or if it is @code{nil}, then
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663 The function returns @var{process-name}.
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666 @group
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667 (process-send-eof "shell")
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670 @end smallexample
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672
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673 @node Signals to Processes
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674 @section Sending Signals to Processes
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675 @cindex process signals
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676 @cindex sending signals
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677 @cindex signals
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678
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679 @dfn{Sending a signal} to a subprocess is a way of interrupting its
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680 activities. There are several different signals, each with its own
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681 meaning. The set of signals and their names is defined by the operating
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682 system. For example, the signal @code{SIGINT} means that the user has
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685 Each signal has a standard effect on the subprocess. Most signals
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686 kill the subprocess, but some stop or resume execution instead. Most
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687 signals can optionally be handled by programs; if the program handles
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690 You can send signals explicitly by calling the functions in this
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691 section. Emacs also sends signals automatically at certain times:
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692 killing a buffer sends a @code{SIGHUP} signal to all its associated
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693 processes; killing Emacs sends a @code{SIGHUP} signal to all remaining
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694 processes. (@code{SIGHUP} is a signal that usually indicates that the
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695 user hung up the phone.)
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697 Each of the signal-sending functions takes two optional arguments:
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698 @var{process-name} and @var{current-group}.
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700 The argument @var{process-name} must be either a process, the name of
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702 process associated with the current buffer. An error is signaled if
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703 @var{process-name} does not identify a process.
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705 The argument @var{current-group} is a flag that makes a difference
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710 subjob. If it is @code{nil}, the signal is sent to the process group of
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711 the immediate subprocess of Emacs. If the subprocess is a job-control
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712 shell, this is the shell itself.
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714 The flag @var{current-group} has no effect when a pipe is used to
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715 communicate with the subprocess, because the operating system does not
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716 support the distinction in the case of pipes. For the same reason,
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717 job-control shells won't work when a pipe is used. See
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718 @code{process-connection-type} in @ref{Asynchronous Processes}.
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719
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720 @defun interrupt-process &optional process-name current-group
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721 This function interrupts the process @var{process-name} by sending the
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722 signal @code{SIGINT}. Outside of Emacs, typing the ``interrupt
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723 character'' (normally @kbd{C-c} on some systems, and @code{DEL} on
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724 others) sends this signal. When the argument @var{current-group} is
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725 non-@code{nil}, you can think of this function as ``typing @kbd{C-c}''
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726 on the terminal by which Emacs talks to the subprocess.
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727 @end defun
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729 @defun kill-process &optional process-name current-group
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730 This function kills the process @var{process-name} by sending the
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731 signal @code{SIGKILL}. This signal kills the subprocess immediately,
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732 and cannot be handled by the subprocess.
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733 @end defun
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735 @defun quit-process &optional process-name current-group
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736 This function sends the signal @code{SIGQUIT} to the process
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737 @var{process-name}. This signal is the one sent by the ``quit
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738 character'' (usually @kbd{C-b} or @kbd{C-\}) when you are not inside
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739 Emacs.
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740 @end defun
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741
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742 @defun stop-process &optional process-name current-group
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743 This function stops the process @var{process-name} by sending the
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744 signal @code{SIGTSTP}. Use @code{continue-process} to resume its
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745 execution.
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746
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747 On systems with job control, the ``stop character'' (usually @kbd{C-z})
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748 sends this signal (outside of Emacs). When @var{current-group} is
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749 non-@code{nil}, you can think of this function as ``typing @kbd{C-z}''
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750 on the terminal Emacs uses to communicate with the subprocess.
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751 @end defun
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752
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753 @defun continue-process &optional process-name current-group
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754 This function resumes execution of the process @var{process} by sending
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755 it the signal @code{SIGCONT}. This presumes that @var{process-name} was
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756 stopped previously.
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757 @end defun
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758
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759 @c Emacs 19 feature
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760 @defun signal-process pid signal
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761 This function sends a signal to process @var{pid}, which need not be
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762 a child of Emacs. The argument @var{signal} specifies which signal
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763 to send; it should be an integer.
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764 @end defun
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766 @node Output from Processes
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767 @section Receiving Output from Processes
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768 @cindex process output
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769 @cindex output from processes
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770
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771 There are two ways to receive the output that a subprocess writes to
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772 its standard output stream. The output can be inserted in a buffer,
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778 @menu
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779 * Process Buffers:: If no filter, output is put in a buffer.
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780 * Filter Functions:: Filter functions accept output from the process.
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781 * Accepting Output:: Explicitly permitting subprocess output.
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782 Waiting for subprocess output.
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783 @end menu
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785 @node Process Buffers
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786 @subsection Process Buffers
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787
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788 A process can (and usually does) have an @dfn{associated buffer},
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789 which is an ordinary Emacs buffer that is used for two purposes: storing
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790 the output from the process, and deciding when to kill the process. You
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792 normal practice only one process is associated with any given buffer.
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793 Many applications of processes also use the buffer for editing input to
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796 Unless the process has a filter function (@pxref{Filter Functions}),
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798 the output is determined by the @code{process-mark}, which is then
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799 updated to point to the end of the text just inserted. Usually, but not
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800 always, the @code{process-mark} is at the end of the buffer.
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802 @defun process-buffer process
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803 This function returns the associated buffer of the process
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804 @var{process}.
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806 @smallexample
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807 @group
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809 @result{} #<buffer *shell*>
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810 @end group
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811 @end smallexample
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812 @end defun
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814 @defun process-mark process
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815 This function returns the process marker for @var{process}, which is the
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818 If @var{process} does not have a buffer, @code{process-mark} returns a
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819 marker that points nowhere.
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821 Insertion of process output in a buffer uses this marker to decide where
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822 to insert, and updates it to point after the inserted text. That is why
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823 successive batches of output are inserted consecutively.
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824
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825 Filter functions normally should use this marker in the same fashion
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826 as is done by direct insertion of output in the buffer. A good
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827 example of a filter function that uses @code{process-mark} is found at
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829
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830 When the user is expected to enter input in the process buffer for
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831 transmission to the process, the process marker is useful for
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832 distinguishing the new input from previous output.
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833 @end defun
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834
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835 @defun set-process-buffer process buffer
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836 This function sets the buffer associated with @var{process} to
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837 @var{buffer}. If @var{buffer} is @code{nil}, the process becomes
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839 @end defun
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840
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841 @defun get-buffer-process buffer-or-name
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842 This function returns the process associated with @var{buffer-or-name}.
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843 If there are several processes associated with it, then one is chosen.
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844 (Presently, the one chosen is the one most recently created.) It is
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845 usually a bad idea to have more than one process associated with the
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846 same buffer.
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847
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848 @smallexample
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849 @group
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850 (get-buffer-process "*shell*")
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851 @result{} #<process shell>
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852 @end group
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853 @end smallexample
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854
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855 Killing the process's buffer deletes the process, which kills the
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856 subprocess with a @code{SIGHUP} signal (@pxref{Signals to Processes}).
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857 @end defun
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858
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859 @node Filter Functions
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860 @subsection Process Filter Functions
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861 @cindex filter function
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862 @cindex process filter
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863
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864 A process @dfn{filter function} is a function that receives the
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865 standard output from the associated process. If a process has a filter,
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866 then @emph{all} output from that process is passed to the filter. The
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867 process buffer is used directly for output from the process only when
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868 there is no filter.
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869
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870 A filter function must accept two arguments: the associated process and
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871 a string, which is the output. The function is then free to do whatever it
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872 chooses with the output.
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873
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874 A filter function runs only while Emacs is waiting (e.g., for terminal
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875 input, or for time to elapse, or for process output). This avoids the
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876 timing errors that could result from running filters at random places in
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877 the middle of other Lisp programs. You may explicitly cause Emacs to
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878 wait, so that filter functions will run, by calling @code{sit-for} or
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879 @code{sleep-for} (@pxref{Waiting}), or @code{accept-process-output}
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880 (@pxref{Accepting Output}). Emacs is also waiting when the command loop
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881 is reading input.
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883 Quitting is normally inhibited within a filter function---otherwise,
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884 the effect of typing @kbd{C-g} at command level or to quit a user
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885 command would be unpredictable. If you want to permit quitting inside a
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886 filter function, bind @code{inhibit-quit} to @code{nil}.
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887 @xref{Quitting}.
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888
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889 If an error happens during execution of a filter function, it is
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890 caught automatically, so that it doesn't stop the execution of whatever
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891 program was running when the filter function was started. However, if
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892 @code{debug-on-error} is non-@code{nil}, the error-catching is turned
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893 off. This makes it possible to use the Lisp debugger to debug the
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894 filter function. @xref{Debugger}.
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895
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896 Many filter functions sometimes or always insert the text in the
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897 process's buffer, mimicking the actions of Emacs when there is no
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898 filter. Such filter functions need to use @code{set-buffer} in order to
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899 be sure to insert in that buffer. To avoid setting the current buffer
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900 semipermanently, these filter functions must use @code{unwind-protect}
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901 to make sure to restore the previous current buffer. They should also
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902 update the process marker, and in some cases update the value of point.
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903 Here is how to do these things:
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904
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905 @smallexample
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906 @group
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907 (defun ordinary-insertion-filter (proc string)
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908 (let ((old-buffer (current-buffer)))
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909 (unwind-protect
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910 (let (moving)
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911 (set-buffer (process-buffer proc))
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912 (setq moving (= (point) (process-mark proc)))
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913 @end group
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914 @group
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915 (save-excursion
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916 ;; @r{Insert the text, moving the process-marker.}
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917 (goto-char (process-mark proc))
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918 (insert string)
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919 (set-marker (process-mark proc) (point)))
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920 (if moving (goto-char (process-mark proc))))
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921 (set-buffer old-buffer))))
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922 @end group
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923 @end smallexample
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924
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925 @noindent
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926 The reason to use an explicit @code{unwind-protect} rather than letting
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927 @code{save-excursion} restore the current buffer is so as to preserve
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928 the change in point made by @code{goto-char}.
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929
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930 To make the filter force the process buffer to be visible whenever new
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931 text arrives, insert the following line just before the
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932 @code{unwind-protect}:
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933
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934 @smallexample
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935 (display-buffer (process-buffer proc))
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936 @end smallexample
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937
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938 To force point to move to the end of the new output no matter where
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939 it was previously, eliminate the variable @code{moving} and call
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940 @code{goto-char} unconditionally.
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941
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942 In earlier Emacs versions, every filter function that did regexp
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943 searching or matching had to explicitly save and restore the match data.
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944 Now Emacs does this automatically; filter functions never need to do it
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945 explicitly. @xref{Match Data}.
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947 A filter function that writes the output into the buffer of the
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948 process should check whether the buffer is still alive. If it tries to
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949 insert into a dead buffer, it will get an error. If the buffer is dead,
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950 @code{(buffer-name (process-buffer @var{process}))} returns @code{nil}.
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951
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952 The output to the function may come in chunks of any size. A program
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953 that produces the same output twice in a row may send it as one batch
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954 of 200 characters one time, and five batches of 40 characters the next.
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955
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956 @defun set-process-filter process filter
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957 This function gives @var{process} the filter function @var{filter}. If
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958 @var{filter} is @code{nil}, it gives the process no filter.
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959 @end defun
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960
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961 @defun process-filter process
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962 This function returns the filter function of @var{process}, or @code{nil}
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963 if it has none.
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964 @end defun
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965
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968 @smallexample
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969 @group
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970 (defun keep-output (process output)
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971 (setq kept (cons output kept)))
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972 @result{} keep-output
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973 @end group
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974 @group
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975 (setq kept nil)
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976 @result{} nil
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977 @end group
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978 @group
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979 (set-process-filter (get-process "shell") 'keep-output)
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980 @result{} keep-output
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981 @end group
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982 @group
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983 (process-send-string "shell" "ls ~/other\n")
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984 @result{} nil
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985 kept
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986 @result{} ("lewis@@slug[8] % "
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987 @end group
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988 @group
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989 "FINAL-W87-SHORT.MSS backup.otl kolstad.mss~
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990 address.txt backup.psf kolstad.psf
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992 backup.err david.psf resume-Dec.psf
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995 "#backups.mss# backup.mss~ kolstad.mss
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997 @end group
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1005 @smallexample
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1006 @group
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1012 (pop-to-buffer my-shell-buffer)
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1014 @group
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1015 (goto-char (point-max))
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1020 @end smallexample
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1021 @end ignore
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1023 @node Accepting Output
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1024 @subsection Accepting Output from Processes
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1029 explicitly permit output to arrive at a specific point, or even to wait
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1030 until output arrives from a process.
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1031
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1032 @defun accept-process-output &optional process seconds millisec
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1033 This function allows Emacs to read pending output from processes. The
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1034 output is inserted in the associated buffers or given to their filter
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1039 The arguments @var{seconds} and @var{millisec} let you specify timeout
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1041 latter specifies one measured in milliseconds. The two time periods
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1044 subprocess output.
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1047 point number, this function waits for a fractional number of seconds.
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1048 Some systems support only a whole number of seconds; on these systems,
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1049 @var{seconds} is rounded down. If the system doesn't support waiting
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1050 fractions of a second, you get an error if you specify nonzero
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1051 @var{millisec}.
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1053 Not all operating systems support waiting periods other than multiples
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1054 of a second; on those that do not, you get an error if you specify
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1055 nonzero @var{millisec}.
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1057 The function @code{accept-process-output} returns non-@code{nil} if it
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1059 arrived.
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1061
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1062 @node Sentinels
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1063 @section Sentinels: Detecting Process Status Changes
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1064 @cindex process sentinel
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1065 @cindex sentinel
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1066
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1067 A @dfn{process sentinel} is a function that is called whenever the
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1068 associated process changes status for any reason, including signals
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1069 (whether sent by Emacs or caused by the process's own actions) that
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1070 terminate, stop, or continue the process. The process sentinel is also
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1071 called if the process exits. The sentinel receives two arguments: the
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1072 process for which the event occurred, and a string describing the type
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1073 of event.
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1074
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1075 The string describing the event looks like one of the following:
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1076
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1077 @itemize @bullet
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1078 @item
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1079 @code{"finished\n"}.
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1081 @item
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1082 @code{"exited abnormally with code @var{exitcode}\n"}.
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1084 @item
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1085 @code{"@var{name-of-signal}\n"}.
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1087 @item
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1088 @code{"@var{name-of-signal} (core dumped)\n"}.
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1089 @end itemize
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1090
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1091 A sentinel runs only while Emacs is waiting (e.g., for terminal input,
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1093 errors that could result from running them at random places in the
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1097 Output}). Emacs is also waiting when the command loop is reading input.
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1099 Quitting is normally inhibited within a sentinel---otherwise, the
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1102 sentinel, bind @code{inhibit-quit} to @code{nil}. @xref{Quitting}.
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1107 @code{(buffer-name (process-buffer @var{process}))} returns @code{nil}.
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1114 sentinel. @xref{Debugger}.
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1119 @xref{Match Data}.
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1122 This function associates @var{sentinel} with @var{process}. If
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1128 @group
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1133 @result{} msg-me
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1137 @print{} Process: #<process shell> had the event `killed'
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1138 @result{} #<process shell>
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1143 @defun process-sentinel process
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1144 This function returns the sentinel of @var{process}, or @code{nil} if it
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1156 @section Transaction Queues
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1159 You can use a @dfn{transaction queue} for more convenient communication
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1164 @defun tq-create process
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1165 This function creates and returns a transaction queue communicating with
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1166 @var{process}. The argument @var{process} should be a subprocess
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1169 machine.
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1170 @end defun
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1172 @defun tq-enqueue queue question regexp closure fn
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1173 This function sends a transaction to queue @var{queue}. Specifying the
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1174 queue has the effect of specifying the subprocess to talk to.
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1177 transaction. The argument @var{fn} is the function to call when the
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1178 corresponding answer comes back; it is called with two arguments:
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1179 @var{closure}, and the answer received.
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1180
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1181 The argument @var{regexp} is a regular expression that should match the
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1182 entire answer, but nothing less; that's how @code{tq-enqueue} determines
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1183 where the answer ends.
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1184
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1185 The return value of @code{tq-enqueue} itself is not meaningful.
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1186 @end defun
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1187
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1188 @defun tq-close queue
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1189 Shut down transaction queue @var{queue}, waiting for all pending transactions
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1190 to complete, and then terminate the connection or child process.
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1191 @end defun
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1193 Transaction queues are implemented by means of a filter function.
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1194 @xref{Filter Functions}.
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1199 @cindex TCP
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1204 However, the process you are communicating with is not a child of the
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1205 Emacs process, so you can't kill it or send it signals. All you can do
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1206 is send and receive data. @code{delete-process} closes the connection,
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1207 but does not kill the process at the other end; that process must decide
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1208 what to do about closure of the connection.
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1210 You can distinguish process objects representing network connections
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1214 real subprocess. @xref{Process Information}.
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1216 @defun open-network-stream name buffer-or-name host service
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1217 This function opens a TCP connection for a service to a host. It
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1218 returns a process object to represent the connection.
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1220 The @var{name} argument specifies the name for the process object. It
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1223 The @var{buffer-or-name} argument is the buffer to associate with the
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1226 @var{buffer-or-name} is @code{nil}, it means that the connection is not
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1229 The arguments @var{host} and @var{service} specify where to connect to;
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1230 @var{host} is the host name (a string), and @var{service} is the name of
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1232 @end defun